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POLITICS
Manmohan Singh will be remembered in history
At a gathering of intellectuals in the IIC, contribution of Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh came in for discussion. A couple of seasoned bureaucrats
said that India would remember him for signing nuclear deal with the
US. This biggest contribution of the PM is like Maruti 800.
Setback to IAS !
No serving or retired IAS officer figure in the selection of Members
in the Central Information Commission. This development has created
flutter in the most powerful Indian Administrative Service (IAS).
BSE MD and CEO Chauhan gets award
Indo British Business Forum (IBBF) award at UK Parliament - House of
Commons award was given to Ashish Kumar Chauhan, MD and CEO, BSE for
Best Business Transformation for Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
BUREAUCRACY
Vivek Sahay to be Advisor in Railways ?
UPA Government seems to have reposed faith in the former Chairman of
the Railway Board, Vivek Sahay. He is being tipped to be Advisor in
the Railway Ministry to improve the health of the railways.
Watal posted as OSD before joining as Expenditure
Secretary
Ratan P Watal, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, has
been appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Department of
Expenditure before joining as Secretary in the same department succeeding
R S Gujaral, due to retire on November 30, 2013. Watal is a 1978 batch
IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on Nov 6 and 7, 2013)
Orders of Somasundaran for Secretary, Pharmaceuticals
issued
Orders of V Somasundaran for the appointment as Secretary, Department
of Pharmaceutical, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers have been issued
by the Government of India. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Kerala
cadre.
Sudhir Mittal is also Secretary, Pharmaceuticals
till Nov 30
Sudhir Mittal Secretary, Department of Fertilizers, has been assigned
an additional charge of Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals till
November 30, 2013.
Ananthasubramanian is first CMD of Bhartiya
Mahila Bank
Usha Ananthasubramanian will be the first Chairman and Managing Director
of the Bharatiya Mahila Bank, the country's first all-woman bank.
She is presently Exertive Director in Punjab National Bank. Bank is
going to be launched in Mumbai on November 19.
Who will be new Member of CBDT ?
Who will be new Member of the CBDT ?.No one is in a position to answer
to this question because the situation is fluid.
Seven IPS officers of 1988 batch empanelled
as JS
As many as seven Indian Police Service officers of 1988 batch have been
empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in the Government
of India. The officers are Manoj Kumar Lal of UT cadre; Ravi Sinha of
Chhattisgarh cadre; Sanjay Chandra Meena of West Bengal cadre; Arvind
Deep of UT cadre; S K Pandey of Madhya Pradesh cadre and Balaji Srivastava
of UT cadre.
10 IPS officers of 1987 batch empanelled as
JS
As many as 10 officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) of 1987
batch have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary level in
Government of India. The officers are: Sanjay Srivastva of Gujarat cadre;
Virendra Kumar-II of Uttar Pradesh cadre; Pradeep V Philip of Tamil
Nadu cadre; Mohan Lal Lather of Rajasthan cadre; Raghavendra Auradkar
of Karnataka cadre; Vijay Kumar of Tamil Nadu cadre; S Srinivas Prasad
of Manipur-Tripura cadre; Rajendera Kumar Mishra and C V Muniraju of
Madhya Pradesh cadre and S S Barve of Maharashtra cadre.
Seetharam appointed Ambassador to UAE
T P Seetharam, currently High Commissioner of India to Mauritius, has
been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the United Arab Emirates
(UAE). He is a 1980 batch IFS officer.
Subhash Goswami joins as Director General,
ITBP
Subhash Goswami has joined as Director General in Indo Tibetan Border
Police (ITBP) on Monday. He is a 1977 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya
cadre.
(We said this on October 7 and 23, 2013)
Interview for Bank EDs next month !
Interview for about two dozen posts of Executive Directors in the nationalized
banks is expected to take place next month. GMs have been called for
the interview.
T R Bajalia to be CMD of IFCI ?
SIDBI's Deputy Managing Director Tilak Raj Bajalia is expected to move
as CMD of the Industrial Finance Corporation of India.
Meena re-employed as Member, NCST for another
three years
Bhairon Lal Meena has been re-employed as the Member of National Commission
for Scheduled Tribes (NCST). He had completed his tenure on October
28.
Anurag is Consulate General of India in Dubai
Anurag Bhushan has been appointed as the new Consulate General of India
in Dubai. The 1995 batch IFS officer served as Regional Passport Officer,
Delhi. Dr Aman Puri succeeds him as the new Regional Passport Officer,
Delhi.
Union Bank CMD to retire this month
Union Bank, CMD, D Sarkar is retiring by this month end. His successor
is yet to be announced.
Orders of Sinha for Director (Tech), CMPDIL
delayed
The orders of V K Sinha, CGM, BCCL, for the appointment as Director
(Technical), CMPDIL are getting delayed, due to some technical reasons.
However, he already joined CMPDIL in the same capacity CGM.
M S Rao empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
M S has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government
of India. He is a 1985 batch IoFS officer
Mrs Kapoor posted as Adviser, Railway Board
Mrs Rashmi Kapoor (HAG/IRAS), Northern Railway, has been appointed as
Adviser (Budget), Railway Board.
Singh appointed as CVO, CCI
Sunil Kumar Singh has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO)
in Cement Corporation of India (CCI) , Delhi under the Ministry of Heavy
Industries & Public Enterprises. He is a 1991 batch IRS-IT officer.
Suyash Narain is Director in Civil Aviation
Suyash Narain who is from Railways has joined the Ministry of Civil
Aviation as a Director.
Home Minister Shinde inaugurates RAPO at 108
Bn RAF, Meerut
The Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde inaugurated the RAF Academy
of Public Order (RAPO) at 108 Bn RAF, Meerut. The academy has been conceptualised
and being developed as a Centre of Excellence for Training and Development
of Capability in Public Order Management, Riot Control and Crowd Management.
RAPO is one among the six new age premier training establishments under
the command of CRPF. Dilip Trivedi, DG, CRPF and K.Vijay Kumar, the
former top cop of CRPF and present Senior Security Advisor, MHA were
also present on the occasion. While Trivedi said that in future other
Police Forces personnel and foreign delegates will also be given training
in RAPO; Home Minister Shinde affirmed to extend all possible support
to the CRPF in its endeavour to make RAF more robust in future.
Services of six IAS officers affected in Himachal
Pradesh
The services of six officers belonging to Indian Administrative officers
have been affected with their transfers and postings in Himachal Pradesh.
Accordingly, Mrs Upma Chowdhry will continue holding the charge of PS,
Rural Development & Panchayat Raj while Sanjay Gupta is continuing
as Principal Secretary, Ayurved and Kamal Sharma will also be continuing
holding an additional charge of YSS. Besides, Ashish Singhmar has appointed
as Director, SC, OBC and Minority Affairs. On other hand, the transfers
orders of Kanshi Ram Bharti and S S Gulerai.
Puri is next Ambassador to Belgium
(UPDATED)
Manjeev Singh Puri (IFS: 1982) currently Ambassador/Deputy Permanent
Representative of India to the United Nations, New York, has been appointed
as the next Ambassador of India to Belgium. He will also be accredited
as Ambassador of India to the Council of the European Union and The
European Commission.
(We said this Oct 8, 2013)
Malay Mishra is Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina
(UPDATED)
Malay Mlshra, presently Ambassador of India to Hungary has been concurrently
accredited as the Ambassador of India to Bosnia and Herzegovina, with
residence in Budapest
185 IRS-IT officers promoted to Jt Commissioner
grade (UPDATED)
As many as 185 officers of Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre
have been promoted to the grade of Joint Commissioner of Income Tax.
Gautam Roy selected as MD, CPCL
(UPDATED)
Gautam Roy, ED, IOCL, has been selected for the post of Managing Director,
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) at a Public Enterprises
Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on November 12, 2013. As many as
12 persons were interviewed for the same.
B P Acharya posted PS, Planning in AP (UPDATED)
B P Acharya has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Planning Department
in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh
cadre.
CORPORATE
SAIL reports 117 per cent hike in net profit
Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has reported a 117 per cent hike
in net profit at Rs 1,180 crore for the quarter ended September .C S
Verma is the CMD of the SAIL.
Mandal to hold addl. charge as CMD, SCIL
B K Mandal, Director (Finance) ,Shipping Corporation of India Ltd (SCIL)
to hold additional charge of the post of the Chairman and Managing Director
(CMD) of SCIL for a further period of three months.
Maheshwari appointed President, Honeywell
India
Anant Maheshwari, Managing Director, Honeywell Automation India Limited
has been appointed as President, Honeywell India.
Chadha designated MD, Honeywell Automation
India Limited
Vikas Chadha had been designated as the Managing Director (MD) of Honeywell
Automation India Limited w.e.f.January 1, 2014.
Bujold to be President, Honeywell, Southeast
Asia
Jim Bujold has resigned as a Director of Honeywell Automation India
Limited for taking up a new assignment as President, Southeast Asia,
Honeywell
Ramanan re-appointed ED, Hexaware Technologies
Limited
Hexaware Technologies Limited has re-appointed R V Ramanan as the Executive
Director (ED) of the company for a period of three years
Chokshi appointed Ind Director, Glory Polyfilms
Limited
Glory Polyfilms Limited has appointed Navin C Chokshi as an Independent
Director of the company.
Davar appointed Addl. Director, Vardhman Special
Steels Limited
Vardhman Special Steels Limited has appointed Jayant Davar as an Additional
Director of the company.
Pathy resigns as Director, Rajshree Sugars & Chemicals Limited
Aditya Krishna Pathy had resigned as Director of Rajshree Sugars &
Chemicals Limited.
Sharma resigns as Director, KDJ Holidayscapes
and Resorts Ltd
Ghanshyamchandra Sharma has resigned as Director of KDJ Holidayscapes
and Resorts Ltd
Guha to be Part-time Non Exec. Chairman, South Indian Bank Ltd
Amitabha Guha will be Part-time Non Executive Chairman of South Indian
Bank Ltd for a period of three years.
FORUM
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Pranab Mukherjee waiting to be next PM !
Pranab Mukherjee is definitely waiting in the wings to be next PM.
He may lead the next non cong Govt at Delhi after 2014 election.
Kamakhya Prasad
Issue of Notification
In the Government various Service Rules are made and amended from the
date of issue of a Notification (prospective date) rather than the date
from which a decision is taken, an Order or O.M. issued. Sometimes it
takes decades to issue such Notifications much to the harm of the employees.
In the case of CBI, if the Supreme Court says to the Government that
issue a Notification, then what will the Government do? Whether it will
make it applicable from a retrospective date or a prospective date?.
If the latter, then the Government should relating to service matters
from a retrospective date.
A Srivastava
Recognise this saying
Kabir Das said "Mujhe apne chapluson se bachao, Dushman ko mein
khud dekh loonga' Rly Minister will do well to recognise this saying.
Rakesh
Functioning of CGHS
The functioning of CGHS, it seems, has much deteriorated as gleaned
from the number of complaints in the Forum. Is it a coincidence that
the malfunctioning of the health service has gone up from the time the
charge of Director General Health Services in ministry of Health is
being handled by the Generalist IAS officer rather than a medical professional
as was the case all along. Why this change was brought about? Was there
no Senior doctor available to hold this post or is it that this post
has also been seized by the pr vileged IAS-wallahs.
Aarti Khosla
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Should the copy of the marriage certificate be provided under
RTI?
Copy of marriage certificate of a certain employee was sought
from NABARD by the appellant. The Public Information Officer (PIO)
denied the information claiming that in the nature of personal
information and is exempt under section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act.
The appellant filed a first appeal on with the first appellate
authority (FAA) which upheld the decision of PIO. The CIC disposed
the appeal observing that the approach of the respondent is in
conformity with the RTI Act.
Comment
Under section 8(1)(j), there is no obligation to disclose personal
information the disclosure of which has no relationship to any
public activity or interest, or which would cause unwarranted
invasion of the privacy of the individual unless the PIO or the
FAA is satisfied that the larger public interest justifies the
disclosure of such information.
Citation: Shri Ravi Kumar Gupta v. Oriental
Insurance Company Ltd. In Appeal: No. CIC/DS/A/2012/000925
Weekly article by Dr (Mrs ) Anuradha
Verma
(dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in), RTI Consultant
to IIM, Indore. Her other articles regarding RTI can be read at
http://www.rtifoundationofindia.com/
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