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Obituary

Well known Senior Journalist and Editor and Country Head at Whispers in The Corridors Mr. Sanjeev Majupuria passed away Wednesday evening after prolonged illness. He had the journalistic flair hard to find in the present generation. He was at ease with politicians as with the bureaucracy who in a way treated him as the last word in the news that mattered most to them. It is hard to believe that the man who was a friend of friends and who saw many shades of power from rising politicians to struggling bureaucrats is now no more with us.

His last rites were performed at Bhadbhada Vishram Ghat, Bhopal, on Thursday afternoon, amidst a distinguished gathering of politicians, bureaucrats, journalists and friends. May his soul rest in peace.

BUREAUCRACY

Vijyan to be Chairman of IRDA ?
Finance Minister P Chidambaram is believed to have cleared the name of former Chairman of the LIC T S Vijyan for the post of Chairman IRDA. Now the ball is in the court of the PM.

Several top profile names in fray for post of Petroleum Secretary?

With the date of retirement of Petroleum Secretary G C Chaturvedi approaching fast several top profile names have been doing rounds for the slot.


Rajiv Takru appointed Secretary, Financial Services
AS and FA Health, Rajiv Takru has been appointed new Secretary Financial Services in the Government of India. 1979 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre Takru will join as OSD before taking over from D K Mittal on February 1.
( We said this on January 7 )



Ravi Mathur is new Secretary, Disinvestment
Ravi Mathur has been appointed new Secretary Disinvestment in the Government of India. 1979 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre Mathur is presently Additional Secretary, Labour.
(We said this on January 7 )

Mehendale to move to Mumbai
Leena Mehendale Administrative Member in Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Leena Mehendale has been transferred to Mumbai. She is retired 1974 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Muniyappa returns panel for JS MSME?
Whispers in the power corridors have it that K. H. Muniyappa, Minister of State for MSME (Independent Charge) has returned the panel comprising three officers for the slot of Joint Secretary, MSME. It is reliably learnt that Muniyappa did it for want of an officer of his own choice belonging to his state Karnataka.

Vijayraghavan is new Secretary, Biotechnology
Prof. K.Vijayraghavan, Director, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Biotechnology in the vacancy of M K Bhan.

Lal is new CVO MSTC
Pradeep M. Lal has been appointed Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in the Metal Scrap Trading Corporation (MSTC), Kolkata .He is 1989 batch IPoS officer.


Post of Secretary NDMA vacant?
After P.G. Dhar Chakrabarty, Adviser, Inter State Council Secretariat, has completed his term of additional charge of the post of Secretary, National Disaster Management Authority on January 04, the slot lies vacant further triggering the speculation as who would fill the gap.

Who will be CMD of NHPC ?
Who will be CMD of the NHPC ?. Now there will be fresh interview to this post.

Deputation tenure of Ms Basu extended
Deputation tenure of Ms Madhumita Basu, IAAS(88) as chief Vigilance Officer in the Metal Scrap Trading Corporation, Kolkata has been extended for a period of two months from 11.12.2012 i.e. upto 11.2.2013.


L Tochhwang empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
L Tochhawang has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government of India. She is a 1984 batch officer of Indian Civil Accounts Service.

Bhaskar to be Director (Production) BDL
The PESB has recommended the name of V U Bhaskar for the post of Director (Production), Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL). He is presently GM in BDL.


Proposal for Indian Banking Service ?
There is a move to set up Indian Banking Service like other Civil Services in the country.

Goel appointed MD in Delhi Government
Puneet Goel IAS-1991 AGMUT has been appointed as MD, IPGCL/PPCL in Delhi Government.

A K Tyagi to be CMD MECON Ltd (UPDATED)
A K Tyagi is number one in the panel selected for the post of CMD MECON LTD.He is presently Director Commercial .

Behera to be Director (Finance) ITDC (UPDATED)
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has put the name of Trinath Behera number one in the panel for the post of Director (Finance), India Tourism Development Corporation Limited (ITDC).

CORPORATE


Amagi Media Labs appoints Bhaskar Gupta as Head of Corporate and Network Sales
Tech media company Amagi Media Labs has roped in Bhaskar Gupta as Head of Corporate and Network Sales. Gupta who will look for newer sustainable avenues of revenue will report to National Sales Head Rajiv Singh.


ITV Network appoints Arti Arora as Vice President, Sales
To consolidate its advertising sales, ITV Network has appointed Arti Arora Machama as Vice President, Sales.

Rana Yashwant is Group Managing Editor, India News
To further improve its content operations, ITV Network has appointed Rana Yashwant as Group Managing Editor, India News.

LinkedIn appoints Nishant K Rao as Country Manager
LinkedIn has appointed Nishant K Rao as the new Country Manager for India. Rao will focus on scaling up operations.


OgilvyOne appoints Roy Menezes as Senior Creative Director
OgilvyOne has appointed Roy Menezes as Senior Creative Director in Mumbai. He has 14 years experience in building integrated and engaging communication for brands such as Audi, Hippo, Idea Cellular and Reliance Mobile.


Hari V Krishnan is MD of Asia Pacific and Japan at LinkedIn
Country Manager at LinkedIn Hari V Krishnan has been promoted as Managing Director of Asia Pacific and Japan.

Singh appointed Chairman, Punjab Communications Ltd
Karan A. Singh, IAS has been appointed as Chairman of Punjab Communications Ltd by the Punjab Government w.e.f. December 28, 2012

Talwar ceases to be Chairman, Punjab Communications Ltd
A .R Talwar, IAS has relinquished the charge as Chairman of Punjab Communications Ltd

Verma ceases to be Senior Vice Chairman & MD, Punjab Communications Ltd
Anurag Verma, IAS has relinquished the charge as Senior Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Punjab Communications Ltd.

Zade appointed MD, Punjab Communications Ltd
Vijay N. Zade, IAS has been appointed as Managing Director of Punjab Communications Ltd w.e.f. December 28, 2012

Reddy appointed Company Secy. BS Ltd
BS Ltd has appointed S. Mahipal Reddy as the Company Secretary of the company w.e.f. January 9, 2013

Shroff appointed Director, India Home Loan Ltd
India Home Loan Ltd has appointed. Miten Shroff as the Director of the company

Marwaha ceases to be Nominee Director, HSIL Ltd
Vishal Marwaha has resigned as the Nominee Director of HPC (Mauritius) Ltd on the Board of Directors of HSIL Ltd w.e.f. January 8, 2013

Kumar resigns as Director, Mega Corporation Ltd
Shurab Kumar has resigned as Director of Mega Corporation Ltd w.e.f. January 8, 2013.

Mangal appointed Addl. Director, Yash Management & Satellite Ltd
Yash Management & Satellite Ltd has appointed Sandeep Mangal as an Additional Director of the company w.e.f. December 31, 2012.

Garg resigns as Director, Yash Management & Satellite Ltd
Vishnu Garg has resigned as Director of Yash Management & Satellite Ltd w.e.f. December 31, 2012

Two directors of Parabolic Drugs Ltd resign
Inder Bir Singh Passi and Koppisetty Srinivas has resigned as directors of Parabolic Drugs Ltd

Bansal appointed Addl. Director of Parabolic Drugs Ltd
Balwan Bansal has been appointed as an Additional Director of Parabolic Drugs Ltd

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Compromise with merit ?

There is difference of 50 to100 marks in UPSC Exam between general candidates and SC/ST candidates who are selected. If this is not compromise with merit, what is?

VK

It is not the fault of the Public Information Officers always

A majority of the public and even some of the Government officers do not know as to which Department/Ministry deals with which subject. This can be known from Allocation of Business Rules available on the Cabinet Secretariat's website (www.cabsec.nic.in). Also nobody sees the websites or any other thing to know the actual name of the PIO and the address and also get the readily available information. Secondly, in RTI regime one has to only provide information and not settle anybodies grievances. CPIO are not expected to give response to How and Why or interpret information or also exceed their briefs. It is only the cribbers and careless, who cry. If you are well aware, you will get the desired information under RTI. For government servant, it should be mandatory for them to desist from transferring RTI application from one place to another carelessly. There should be a penalty for careless transfers. Topics like Authentication (Order and other instrument) rules, 2002 and Public Records Act find mention in the Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure (CSMOP) administered by DAR&PG but it is dealt with by Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Culture respectively. If a procedure of CSMOP is not being followed by some government official it amounts to violation of conduct rules dealt on individual basis by Ministries/Departments and from policy angle Department of Personnel & Training. The subject of Annual Report is dealt with by Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. We need to go through the RTI Act and amendment thereof and also do introspection. The RTI application should be plain and simple. Once you get the information, then lodge your grievance. RTI application will reduce to a great extent.

A Srivastava