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Ashok Asthana
POLITICS
Modi is fond of good dress and good wrist watch
If insiders are to be believed, Narendra Modi is fond of good dress
and latest wrist watch.
Will a top Adani man join Reliance ADAG ?
There are strong rumours of Adani,s top official joining Reliance Power
? One can guess the name.
BUREAUCRACY
Empanelment of 1984 batch IAS officers by
January
Empanelment of 1984 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary
in the Government of India is expected to take place in January.
Posting of 1980 batch IAS officers to commence
soon
Posting of 1980 batch IAS officers to the rank of Secretary in the Government
of India is expected to commence by this month end.
Who will be new VC of Jamia Millia Islamia
University ?
Who will be successor to Najib Jung as Vice Chancellor of the Jamia
Lillia Islamia University ? Names of former 1977 batch IAS officer Noor
Mohammad, Special Director CBI K Saleem Ali and two academicians Prof
M M Ansari and Prof S M Sajid are now in circulation.
Pruthi, Perisami and Singh to be Members of
CESTAT ?
P S Pruthi, Chief Commissioner - Customs and Excise, Chandigarh, R Perisami,
Commissioner Chennai and R K Singh Chief Commissioner - Central Excise
Ahmedabad are being short-listed for three posts of Technical Members
in CESTAT. A Committee headed by Justice Patnaik is believed to have
selected the three after interview.
Will there be parallel power centre in CBI
?
There is a move from a powerful lobby to have a parallel power centre
in the CBI. Wait for the appointment of new Additional Director in the
CBI.
Ratan Watal to join as OSD today
Secretary, New and Renewable Energy, Ratan Watal is taking over as OSD
Expenditure on Monday . The 1978 batch IAS officer Ratan Watal will
succeed R S Gujral on December 1 as Secretary, Expenditure. Gujral is
retiring on November 30.
(We said this on October 5, 2013)
No NOC to Netram ?
The Uttar Pradesh Government has reportedly not given NOC to 1979 batch
IAS officer Netram for central deputation.
Orders of Talukdar for DG, Hydrocarbon yet
to come
OIL India, Director, Exploration, B N Talukdar, who was short-listed
for the appointment of Director General, Hydrocarbon, is yet to get
orders from the Government of India.
Appointment of Bandyopadhyay as Director,
WCL delayed
The appointment of G Bandyopadhyay, GM, CIL, as Director (Finance),
Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) is whispered to have been getting delayed,
due to some technical reasons.
Deputation of R V Reddy to AP Govt extended
Government of India has extended deputation tenure of R Venkateswara
Reddy to Andhra Pradesh Government for a further period of one year
with effect from July 20, 2013. Reddy, who belongs to Indian Revenue
Service, is serving as Additional Commissioner (Enforcement), Commercial
Taxes Department, Hyderabad.
Dr Agrawal appointed Judicial Member, CAT
in Chandigarh
Secretary, Law, Dr B A Agrawal, has been appointed Member (Judicial)
CAT in Chandigarh.
1980 batch IAS officers' empanelment; selection
or elimination ?
It has been a general feeling among several 1980 batch IAS officers,
including those who have been empanelled as Secretary, that the empanelment
of their batch has followed the process what may be called as the process
of elimination rather than selection.
17 candidates in fray for DG, Forest
As many as 17 candidates have applied for the coveted slot of Director
General of Forest. Kantharaj Jude Sekar, Director General (DG), Forest,
is all set to retire on December 31 this year.
Four strong contenders for top cop job in
UP
The fast approaching date of retirement of Deo Raj Nagar has triggered
hectic lobbying for the slot of DGP in Uttar Pradesh. Among the several
takers, as many as four IPS officers seem to be the front runner for
the top cop job. They are A K Gupta, Rizwan Ahmad, Rajan Dwivedi and
Anand Lal Banerjee. While Gupta belongs to 1977 batch, Ahmad is from
1978 batch whereas Dwivedi and Banerjee belong to 1979 batch.
ACC scraps panel for TCIL' Director (Finance),
invites fresh applications
Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB) has come up with the advertisement
inviting applications for the post of Director (Finance), Tyre Corporation
of India Limited (TCIL). ACC had recently scrapped the panel.
Takers across PSUs may spread wings for three
top vacancies; CMD, MD & Dir?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that the takers of top posts
across the PSUs may expect as many as three top slot vacancies this
week. The posts which may be advertised would be for CMD, MD & a
Director.
Mishra gets pro-forma promotion in IB
N K Mishra presently on deputation with Intelligence Bureau has been
granted proforma promotion to the rank of Additional Director General
of Police. He is a 1988 batch IPS officer of Sikkim cadre.
Gautam Roy poised to be Managing Director,
CPCL
As the grapevine has it, Gautam Roy - presently Executive Director (Technical),
Gujarat Refinery, may soon be appointed as the Managing Director of
Chennai Petrochemical Corporation Limited (CPCL).
Post of Chairman, BPRSE vacant following Dr Nitish Sengupta's demise
The post of Chairman, Board for Reconstruction of Public Sector Enterprises
(BRPSE) has been lying vacant ever since Dr Nitish Sengupta had passed
away on November 3 this year. The former West Bengal cadre IAS officer
had succeeded Prahlad K Basu as the Chairman, BRPSE in November 2007
following later's resignation due to differences with the government
over reforming the state-run companies. The post has a rank of Minister
of State.
65 IFS officers of 1988 batch in consideration
zone for JS
As many as 65, out of 115, IFS officers have been shortlisted by the
DoPT to face the empanelment process. Out of them about 40 are expected
to be empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI.
Rajeev Bhargava is GM, SWR
Rajeev Bhargava has taken over as General Manager (GM) of South Western
Railway (SWR).He has succeeded A K Mittal.
Rangrajan empanelled as Joint Secretary in
GoI
Rangrajan has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary in Government
of India. He is a 1985 batch IoFS officer.
Book penned by IPS officer, O P Singh emerges
as sporting powerhouse
A book 'Say Yes To Sports, authored by an IPS officer O P Singh as Director,
Sports Haryana from 2008-12 has emerged as a sporting powerhouse and
decodes how sports is a key differentiator for developing countries
and their people. The author suggests a way forward in 'Right to Play'
and identifies parents and teachers as the most important stakeholder
of sports, since the worst affected from lack of it at the grassroots
are growing children.
Surjit Kumar Das posted as CCM, SWR (UPDATED)
Surjit Kumar Das, SAG/IRTS/South Eastern Railway, has been transferred
to South Western Railway (SWR) and posted as CCM.
P S Mishra appointed as ED, Railway Board
(UPDATED)
P S Mishra, SAG/IRTS/SECR, has been transferred to Railway Board and
posted as Executive Director (CC), Railway Board.
Two IAS officers get fresh assignments in
HP (UPDATED)
Two IAS officers have been given fresh assignments in Himachal Pradesh.
Accordingly, Rakesh Kumar Sharma has been appointed as Special Secretary
to Chief Minister and Special Secretary, Tribal Development with additional
charge of Director, Information and Public Relations while Tarun Shridhar
will hold additional charge of Principal Secretary, Environment and
Science & Technology in Himachal Pradesh.
Vivek Sahai joins as Advisor to Railway Minister
(UPDATED)
With the Minister of Railways being overruled in his choice of the Chairman
Railway Board (CRB), he has appointed Vivek Sahai as his Advisor. With
all the Board Members and other senior officers openly showing defiance
and disrespect to the present CRB because of his conduct, the working
of the railways is going to become extremely interesting in the next
few months. Will Vivek Sahai who has joined on Monday be able to set
things right?
Surendranath Tripathi deputed as Spl Observer
for Chattisgarh Vidhan Sabha elections (UPDATED)
Election Commission of India (ECI) has deputed Surendranath Tripathi
as Special Observer for the elections of four Vidhan Sabha segments
of Raipur in Chhattisgarh. He is presently on central deputation as
Joint Secretary, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Government of
India. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.
Dr Mohd Illiyas Rizvi posted as APCCF, Development
in AP (UPDATED)
Dr Mohd Illiyas Rizvi has been appointed as Additional Principal Chief
Conservator of Forests (Development) in the PCCF office, Hyderabad in
Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1985 batch IFS officer of AP cadre.
CORPORATE
Khandelwal joins as President Commercial,
Reliance Industries
Anil Khandelwal has now joined Reliance Industries as President Commercial.
Ghidiyal to join Reliance Jio Infocomm
Ashish Ghidiyal will be joining Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd as RE Head
for MP operations. Based out at Indore, he will look after Indore, Gwalior
and Jabalpur clusters. He will be reporting to the National Head of
RE, Rakesh D Kumar. His last assignment was with Viom Networks. He has
also worked with IITC, HCL Ltd, Essar Cellphone and Reliance Communications.
Jiwrajka resigns as ED, Falcon Tyres Ltd
Kamal Jiwrajka has resigned as Executive Director of Falcon Tyres Ltd.
Dubey appointed Company Secy., Volant Textile
Mills Ltd
Volant Textile Mills Ltd has appointed Ms Archana Dubey as the Company
Secretary of the company
Vishwanathan resigns as Company Secy., Ravi
Kumar Distilleries Ltd
V Viswanathan has resigned as Company Secretary of Ravi Kumar Distilleries
Ltd
Gohil resigns as Whole-time Director, Royal
India Corporation Ltd
Vishal Gohil has resigned as Whole-time Director of Royal India Corporation
Ltd
Sridharan resigns as Independent Director,
Consolidated Construction
P K Sridharan has resigned as Independent Director of Consolidated Construction
Consortium Ltd
Surase appointed Company Secy., Vaghani Techno
Build Ltd
Vaghani Techno Build Ltd has appointed Amit Surase as a Company Secretary
of the company.
FORUM
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Should not the Railway compensate ?
I was travelling in 2nd AC of Duranto Express from Nizamuddin to Pune.
After taking lunch provided by the Railways, I started vomitting after
two hours. It continued unabated. A railway doctor was summoned at Varodara
railway station who advised me to get down and get treatment. Accordingly,
I got down with my family members and took first aid. Next morning we
took a flight to Mumbai and drove straight from Airport to Hiranandani
Hospital where I took proper treatment. In the process we incurred a
financial loss of Rs 50,000 besides risk of life and physical and mental
torture. Should not the Railway compensate for the loss. The spurious
food was supplied by it.
N K Das, New Delhi
Performance Appraisal system needs review
The existing Performance Appraisal Report System (PAR) in civil services
was revised in 2007.DoPT now wants to replace it by relying on Singapore
Civil Service model. The Cabinet Secretary at the last Civil Service
Day in April 2013, had acknowledged that every government servant was
getting a 9 or 10 ranking in the annual appraisals. "If everyone
is outstanding, no one is," he added. Does it imply that the PAR
format of 2007 was defective, finalized without application of mind.
The Singapore Civil Service is undoubtedly an efficient bureaucracy
with a high standard of discipline and accountability ? But, let India
not be a copycat. Any promotion system without holding interviewing
the aspirants by independent board of serving Secretaries,behavioral
scientists etc,will be meaningless. Let a beginning be made with empanelment
of officers to Joint Secretary level and above ,in all organized Services.
A K Saxena (A retired Civil Servant)
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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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