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What people say about us!
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POLITICS
Is Meera Kumar backing one officer for DG,
CRPF ?
It is heard that Lok Sabha Speaker Meera Kumar is lobbying for one IPS
officer for the post of DG, CRPF.
BUREAUCRACY
Orders for new DG, CRPF may be issued on July
29 ?
As the grapevine has it the formal decision on the appointment of new
DG, CRPF may take place on July 29. The incumbent DG Pranay Sahay is
scheduled to retire on July 31
S K Puri selected as Director (Fin), WAPCOS
Limited
S K Puri, ED, WAPCOS, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance),
WAPCOS Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting
held on July 26, 2013. As many as 11 persons were interviewed for the
same.
Arvind Ray is new Development Commissioner
in Delhi Government
Arvind Ray will be new Development Commissioner in Delhi Government.
He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Majumdar to be Secretary, Education in Delhi
Government
Anindo Majumdar is back to the Delhi Government. On return 1985 batch
IAS officer Majumdar has been appointed Secretary, Education.
Archana Arora is PS Home in Delhi Government
Archana Arora has been appointed Principal Secretary Home in the Delhi
Government. She is a 1983 batch IAS officer.
(We said this on July 25, 2013)
Did an incident result in wrist slashing by
senior officer in GoI ?
Did an incident of humiliation by a Secretary resulted in wrist slashing
by an Addl. Secretary level officer in the Government of India ?
Rajiv Trivedi empanelled as Joint Secretary
in GoI
Rajiv Trivedi has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in
Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh
cadre.
One ADG rank post vacant in NCB
One post of Additional Director General has been lying vacant in Narcotics
Control Bureau. The fast approaching time of empanelment of 1983 batch
IPS officers has been making the prospective officers eager towards
such vacant posts of ADG.
Post of Mrs Yadav re-designated as DG, Jawahar
Kala Kendra, Jaipur
The post of Mrs Rajesh Yadav as Director, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur,
has been re-designated as Director General of Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
in Rajasthan. She is an IAS officer.
P C Panigrahi to join as Director (Pers),
MCL on Monday
P C Panigrahi, GM, NALCO, will be joining as Director (Personnel), Mahanadi
Coalfields Limited (MCL) on July 29, 2013.
(We said this on March 22, 2013)
Vaidya is new Director in PMO
Santosh Dattatraya Vaidya has been appointed as Director in the Prime
Minister's Office for a period of five years. He is a 1998 batch IAS
officer of UT cadre.
Anil Chopade is also CGM, MSSC
Anil Chopade, Deputy General Manager, has been assigned an additional
charge of CGM, Maharashtra State Seeds Corporation Ltd (MSSC). The post
was vacated by V H Kalbande who joined as Managing Director, North Eastern
Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC).
Who will be new PS, Finance, Kerala?
With the news getting clearer about V P Joy's supposed movement to GoI
as Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat; the buzz has started doing
rounds in Kerala as who would get the crucially important slot of Principal
Secretary, Finance. Has anybody a clue?
Who will be the new PS, PHED, Bihar?
With the news getting clearer about Rabindra Panwar's supposed movement
on central deputation the buzz has started doing rounds in Bihar Government
as who would get the crucially important slot of Principal Secretary,
PHED. Has anybody a clue?.
Kamaljeet Singh to be Manager, Riyad
Air India officer, Kamaljeet Singh has been appointed as Manager, Riyad.
IRSME officer Naresh Kumar gets SAG
Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineer (IRSME) officer, Naresh
Kumar presently in RVNL has been granted Senior Administrative Grade
(SAG) on non functional basis.
Ms Shukla empanelled as JS in GoI
Ms Sandhya Shukla has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary
or equivalent in Government of India. She is a 1991 batch IA & AS
officer.
Dharmendra Pareek posted as DIG(G), FTR HQ,
Jammu
Dharmendra Pareek has been posted as DIG(G), FTR HQ, Jammu. He is a
BSF cadre officer.
IPS reshuffle in Odisha next week
IPSM reshuffle is expected to take place in Odisha next week.
Services of two IAS officers affected in Tripura
(UPDATED)
Two officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been
given fresh assignments in Tripura. Accordingly, Dr V K Bahuguna has
been assigned an additional charge of the Department of Forests while
Dilip Acharjee was entrusted with the charge of General Administration
(Printing and Stationery).
Rajesh Mittal posted as VC&MD, APFDCL
in AP (UPDATED)
Rajesh Mittal has been appointed as Vice-Chairman & Managing Director,
A P Forest Development Corporation Limited (APFDCL), Hyderabad in Andhra
Pradesh. He is a 1979 batch IFS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Two IFS officers shifted in Andhra Pradesh
(UPDATED)
Two officers of Indian Forest Service (IFS) have been transferred and
posted at different places in Andhra Pradesh. Accordingly, Binod Kumar
Singh has been appointed as Chief Conservator of Forests, Rajahmundry
while Dr K Sryanarayana is posted as Conservator of Forests, Social
Forestry & Working Plan Circle,Visakhapatnam.
T Punchok promoted to IG rank in J&K (UPDATED)
T Punchok has been promoted to the rank of Inspector General of Police
(IGP) in Jammu and Kashmir. He is a 1995 batch IPS officer.
3 IPS officers of 1999 batch promoted to DIG
rank in J&K (UPDATED)
As many as three officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) belonging to
1999 batch have been promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General
(DIGs) in Jammu and Kashmir. They are Vijay Singh Samyal, Bashir Ahmed
Itoo and J L Sharma.
HAL Delivers Pilotless Target Aircraft- Lakshya
to BDL ahead of schedule (UPDATED)
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has ahead of schedule delivered
the first Lakshya-1 (Pilotless Target Aircraft) to Bharat Dynamics Limited
(Hyderabad). HAL's Managing Director (Bangalore Complex), K. Naresh
Babu, handed over the delivery documents to Director (Production) BDL
AVM P.K. Srivastava VSM (Retd). The aircraft delivered ahead of schedule
in record 15 months against 24 months of normal manufacturing cycle
time will be used by the Indian Army", says Dr. R. K. Tyagi, Chairman,
HAL. HAL is the only company in the country producing UAVs like Pilotless
Target Aircraft. The company has so far produced 39 Lakshya-1 aircraft
at its Aircraft Division, Bangalore. These aircraft are used by Indian
Air Force, Indian Navy and DRDO. HAL executives including General Manager
(Aircraft) T Mohapatra and Chief of Projects M. N. Shrinath were present
on the occasion .
Two IAS officers get fresh assignments in
Haryana (UPDATED)
Two officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS ) have been given
fresh assignments in Haryana. Accordingly, Y S Khyalia has been assigned
an additional charge of Commissioner, Hisar Division and Administrator,
HUDA, Hisar while Mrs Neelam Pradeep Kasni will now be Commissioner,
Ambala division, Ambala and Project Director, Haryana State AIDS Control
Society.
SCOPE advocates a healthy, stress-free, competitive
work environment (UPDATED)
SCOPE and World Wellness Foundation (WWF) jointly organized a seminar
on "heart & diabetes wellness programme" for the benefit
of the employees of public sector enterprises at SCOPE Convention Centre,
New Delhi. C S Verma, Chairman, SCOPE & Chairman, SAIL along with
H K Chopra, Chairman, WWF & Convener, SCOPE Health Committee addressed
the PSE executives on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle and manage
stress in today's competitive environment. Verma in his address urged
for a healthy and disciplined lifestyle to combat stress in the fast
changing competitive environment. He said, like any other Corporates
in the world across SCOPE was also concerned about the health of its
employees as their health has a direct impact on the turnover, productivity
and performance of the organization. Chopra stressed that India has
become the world capital in diabetes and is also going to become the
world capital in heart diseases by 2015 for reason known. He highlighted
the need for regular exercise and necessary precautions to rule out
any chance of being a victim and pre-mature bypass surgery. Other renowned
Speakers/Experts from Medical fraternity of international repute included
Dr. Pradeep Nambiar, Chairman, Deptt of Cardiothoracic & Vascular
Surgery, Moolchand Medcity & Rockland Hospital, Dr Sarita Gulati,
Sr Consultant Cardiologist, Metro Heart Institute, Dr. Krishna C K Jr
Consultant, Critical Care, Moolchand Medicity and Dr A K Khanna, Patron,
World Wellness Foundation. The programme was preceded by Heart, BP and
Blood Sugar Check-up by a team of experienced medical practitioners
in which a large number of PSEs employees participated.
CORPORATE
Kumar steps down as Chairman, Tata Coffee Ltd
R K Krishna
Kumar has stepped down as Chairman of Tata Coffee Limited on attaining
the age of retirement.
Bhat appointed Chairman, Tata Coffee Ltd
Harish Bhat has been appointed as Chairman of Tata Coffee Ltd.
Radhakrishnan appointed ED (Instant Coffee
Operations), Tata Coffee Ltd
T Radhakrishnan has been appointed as Executive Director ( Instant Coffee
Operations) of Tata Coffee Ltd.
Gandhi resigns as Independent Director, Sabero
Organics Gujarat Limited
Jayesh Gandhi has resigned as Independent Director of Sabero Organics
Gujarat Limited.
Gupta appointed Independent Director, Mahindra
Ugine Steel Company Limited
Mahindra Ugine Steel Company Limited has appointed Mukesh Kumar Gupta
as an Independent Director of the company.
FORUM
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Really unfortunate
Chandan Mitra's outburst against Dr Amartya Sen is really unfortunate.
Mitra should have known that Bharat Ratna or no Bharat Ratna Dr Sen
will remain a renowned international figure. It was really in bad taste
for Mitra to comment on Dr Sen.
Basu
Additional course for IAS ?
In fact it appears that the course has been designed only for the IAS
officers as additional course.
Anuj
CCS Conduct Rules
As per CCS Conduct Rules, the Government servants are liable for punishment
if they form a group and submit a written representation each one of
them signing on the single letter. In fact the government employees
are required to make individual representation. The Parliamentarians
are being paid by Central Government through the hard earned money of
the Tax Payers. All the Parliamentarians who signed on a single letter
to addressed to the US to the President recently should all be punished
appropriately.
A Srivastava
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Matter between private parties is not
a matter of public interest
The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information
(RTI) Act with the Office of the Chief Commissioner of Central
Excise seeking information on some points mainly being compliance
of Dowry Prohibition Act by the said person with the mode of payment
for the said dowry articles along with the bills/ receipt of payment,
his pay scale, asset declaration as per government servant rules
and list of gifts received for his daughter's marriage as per
government servant rules. The Public Information Officer (PIO)
denied for disclosure claiming it to be personal information which
is exempt from disclosure under section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act.
During the hearing before the Central Information Commission (CIC),
the appellant stated that he is defending himself in a criminal
case registered with Women & Child Support under section 498A
& 406 of the IPC pertaining to dowry and related issues based
on false allegations. The appellant further submitted that false
dowry cases are a matter of larger public interest and hence the
information should be provided. The CIC ruled that the matters
concerning litigation between private parties cannot be said to
be a matter of public interest and is not sufficient to
lift the exemption granted under the statue.
Comments
The Delhi High Court had examined the issue of "public interest"
in the matter of Vijay Prakash Vs UOI (WP (C) 803/2009. In the
said case, the HC noted the argument of the petitioner that his
wife is a public servant; he is in litigation with her and requires
information in the course of a private dispute to establish the
truth of his allegations. The HC had held that there is no public
interest element in the disclosure of such personal information
in possession of the public authority. The HC held that the litigation
is a private one and the petitioner has not been able to justify
how such disclosure would be in "public interest".
Citation: Mr. Harbhajan Singh v. Office of the Chief Commissioner
of Central Excise in Case No. CIC/SS/A/12/001948
Weekly article
by Dr (Mrs ) Anuradha Verma
(dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in) She is
RTI Consultant to IIM, Indore and her other articles can be read
at http://www.rtifoundationofindia.com
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