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This site is a great platform for All India Service officers to know
about what is happening or what is about to happen in the corridors
of power. And as an aspirant of the civil services this site is extremely
informative and teaches about how actually things function. I read it
on daily basis and I must say your sources are very strong and mostly
correct.
Adweetiya Sinha
POLITICS
This is the estimate of BSP ?
Five states are going to the polls this year
and the BSP is expecting 10 seats each in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
They expect to open account in Maharashtra and Jharkhand. In Haryana
they expect one seat.
BUREAUCRACY
Usha Sangwan and V K Sharma are new MDs of
LIC
Usha Sangwan, Executive Director of Corporate Communication and V K
Sharma, MD & CEO of LIC Housing Finance have been appointed new
Managing Directors of the LIC.
(We said this on April 26, 2013)
CBEC members get charge
Shobha Chary will be Member ( Customs) with additional charge of Personnel
and Vigilance. Kaushal Shrivastava, new Member, (Budget)
Search for Indian Ambassador to Iraq begins
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that the search for the successor
of Suresh K Reddy, Indian Ambassador to Iraq, has begun. Guessing game
goes on as who would be picked up for this crucially important slot
?.
CAG Shashi Kant Sharma wins in UN body
CAG Shashi Kant Sharma has won a crucial election to the UN Board of
Auditors .Sharma won by 124 votes out of the total 186 .
On return from London, Singh posted in Shillong
Rajesh Singh, Principal Director of Audit, London, on relief from his
present duties by Ms. Amandeep Chatha has been transferred and posted
as Accountant General (Audit), Meghalaya, Shillong. He will relieve
AWK Langstieh.
Balachandran is new Chairman of NPCI
M Balachandran has been appointed chairman of National Payments Corporation
of India (NPCI).
K B Agarwal soon to move to GoI ?
As the grapevine has it, Krishan Ballabh Agarwal is all set to move
to GoI. The 1985 batch IAS officer is currently serving the Government
of Jammu &Kashmir as the Principal Resident Commissioner in New
Delhi. He had replaced Sonali Kumar in July last week after she was
moved back to the state.
Goswami may take charge of ITBP by Nov 8
Subhash Goswami, freshly appointed as the new top cop of ITBP, is likely
to take charge by Nov 8. The 1977 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya
cadre is currently heading the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police
Academy as Director.
Pradeep Gupta empanelled as Joint Secretary
in GoI
Pradeep Gupta, who has been working with President of India, Pranab
Mukherji for over 10 years right from the time he was Defence Minister,
has been empanelled for the Joint Secretary level posts in Government
of India. He is a 1985 batch IoFS officer.
Venkteshwar Lu is now DG at AIR
After the retirement of L D Mandloi , R Venketeshwar Lu has taken over
the charge of the DG at All India Radio.
Two slots of Dy Directors vacant in WCCB for
last five years ?
As many as two posts of Deputy Directors are ironically lying vacant
in Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) since 2008. WCCB is the nodal
agency to investigate and curb the organized illicit trafficking and
trade related to wildlife crimes.
Dr Bhandari is now ACEO of SMVDSB
Dr Mandeep K Bhandari, Additional Chief Executive Officer (ACEO) has
been appointed CEO of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB).
Mrs Rau promoted to ACS rank in Karnataka
Mrs G Latha Krishna Rau has been promoted to Additional Chief Secretary
(ACS) level in Karnataka and posted as ACS, Food, Civil Supplies &
Consumer Affairs. She is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
Dalal gets two years term
Haryana Government has extended the term of Ranjiv Singh Dalal by two
years from November 1 as Director- General, Haryana Institute of Public
Administration.
Vaish gets re-employment for six months
Chief Resident Commissioner, Tripura Bhavan in New Delhi R K Vaish has
been given re-employment for six months after his retirement on October
31.
S K Singh empanelled as Joint Secretary in
GoI
S K Singh has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent
in Government of India. He is a 1983 batch officer of Indian Ordnance
Factory Service.
Six Tripura State Service officers get IAS
cadre
As many as six officers of Tripura State Civil Service have been awarded
Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre. The officers are: Ngurchawikunga
Darlong, Debasish Basu, Mrinal Kanti Nath, Dinglianu Darlong, Balin
Debbarma and Promode Debbarma.
PESB invites applications for Director (Tech),
MECON
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has sought applications
for the post of Director (Technology), MECON Limited falling vacant
on November 1, 2014. Those willing to apply can send their applications
before December 26, 2013.
13 IRS-Customs officers shifted after promotion
to Chief Commissioner level
As many as 13 officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Custom
cadre have been transferred after promotion to the grade of Chief Commissioner.
Accordingly, Jayant Misra has been shifted to Vadodara CX while Mahender
Singh was transferred to Meerut CX and Naba Kishore Bhujabal is being
moved to Patna CX. Similarly, Krishna K Sharma-II has been made DG,
Systems; B K Sinha to DG, ST, Mumbai; Indrajit Dasgupta to Mysore CX;
Rajkumar Singh to Ahmedabad cX; G Sreekumar Menon as DG, NACEN; Hemant
Kumar Chaturvedi to Kolkata Customs; Chander Bhan to Lucknow CX; Ashok
Kumar Gupta to Delhi CX; S Ramesh to Chennai Customs and R K Singla
was transferred to DG, Safeguards.
Three senior IRS-Customs officers shifted
Three officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Custom cadre have
been transferred. Accordingly, M D Singh has been appointed as DG, CEI
while Rakesh Mishra was shifted Ahmedabad Customs and Mala Srivastava
is DG, ICCE.
R K Tewari is also Chairperson, CBDT
R K Tewari, Member (L&C), CBDT, has been assigned an additional
charge of Chairperson, CBDT along with her zonal charge till November
8, 2013.
Mrs Chandana Khan to participate 'world travel
market' event in London
Mrs Chandana Khan, Special Chief Secretary, Youth Advancement, Tourism
& Culture Department, will participate in International Travel related
event "World Travel Market" in London from November 4, 2013
to November 7, 2013 in order to learn and promote AP Tourism. She is
a 1979 batch IAS
officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Three IRS-IT officers promoted to Joint Commissioner grade
Three officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre
have been promoted to the grade of Joint Commissioners. The officers
are: K C Selvamani, Robin Rawal and Manoj Chopra.
Tapesh Pawar is also PS, Cooperative in Rajasthan
Tapesh Pawar has been assigned an additional charge of Principal Secretary,
Cooperative. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
Rahul Kumar posted as Head Forest Force in
Rajasthan
Rahul Kumar has been appointed as Principal Chief Conservator of Forest,
Head of Forest Force in Rajasthan. He is a 1978 batch IFS officer of
Rajasthan cadre.
CORPORATE
G K Pillai appointed Chairman of MCX-SX
MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX) has appointed former Union Home Secretary
Gopal Krishna Pillai as its Chairman.
Raj ceases to be Director, Larsen & Toubro
Limited
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has withdrawn the nomination
of N Mohan Raj from the Board of Directors of Larsen & Toubro Limited.
Sinha ceases to be Director, DCM Shriram Consolidated
Limited
Rajiv Sinha has ceased to be Directo of DCM Shriram Consolidated Limited
Mishra appointed Non Inde. Add. Dir., Jagran
Prakashan Limited
Jagran Prakashan Limited has appointed Satish Chandra Mishra as Non
Independent Additional Director of the company.
Popli appointed Company Secretary, Educomp
Solutions Limited
Educomp Solutions Limited has appointed Harish Popli as Company Secretary
of the company.
FORUM
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Strange promotion policy in CBDT
Normally promotions are issued on the basis of vacancies available.
However for the last few years promotions to DCIT and JCIT are issued
upto last direct recruit(DR), leaving the promotees (PR) if any as leftover
batch. Even if vacancies are available if there arempromotees after
the last DR in a batch promotions are issued upto the last DR. On the
contrary if the last person in a batch is a DR then invariably promotions
are issued upto the last DR. It is not known whether the concept of
leftover batch is in vogue in any dept. This is gross violation of principles
of equity.
A R Kumar
Cannot be an IPS officer
He cannot be an IPS officer. IAS/IPS/IFS came into existence after All
India Services Act was passed in 1951. He must be an IP (equivalent
to ICS) Officer.
P P Kalra
Had same experience in CGHS dispensary in Chennai
I underwent same experience as Pushpakaran in the CGHS dispensary in
Perambur, Chennai. Additionally the CMO stated that they do not have
budget for reimbursement if tests are advised. CMO refused to understand
that CGHS is not concerned with budget for reimbursement as it will
be the concern of the office where I am presently posted. This was the
only and the last time I went to the CGHS in Chennai.
Radhakrishnan
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Provide the basis for demanding the further fee
The appellant wanted to the know reasons for the repeated violation
of damaging the daks, reasons for not delivering "Protect
Cover", copy of delivery sheet and other related information.
The appellant stated that the postal authorities are not giving
proper service and his letters are delivered late and sometimes
in a torn condition due to which he is facing great hardship.
He added that the respondent vide their letter dated 23/04/2012
had demanded a fee of Rs.70/- for supply of copy of the enquiry
report but without giving the calculations as provided under Section
7(3) of the RTI Act and the balance information was also not provided.
The CIC directed the public information officer (PIO) to provide
a copy of the enquiry report, free of cost, to the
appellant within 7 days from the date of receipt of the order.
Further, a compensation by an amount of Rs.750/- was provided
for the inconvenience and detriment caused to him under section
19(8)(b) of the RTI Act.
Comments
As per rules, whenever an envelope is damaged/torn the postal
authorities are required to put the contents in a separate envelop
and also record the damaged condition but most of the post office
are not complying with the regulations. The PIO is expected to
provide the basis of demanding fee in the letter asking the applicant
to deposit the fee.
Functioning of CGHS has improved
CGHS functioning on this forum. I still feel it has considerably
improved in the recent past. The following more improvements are
required. The doctors available in each dispensary are normally
4 including CMO, one more needed i.e. strength should be 5 in
each dispensary. All doctors be housed in one big hall with red
light outside which becomes green if any of the doctors is free,
so that patient can move in for consultation. CMO should also
see the patients. This way you would never find rush/waiting in
any dispensary. All others/supporting staff be housed in one big
hall. Open counter for the staff with medicines stored on the
back, whosoever is free can attend to the patients requirement
like registration of patients, giving of medicines available in
the dispensary, giving indented medicines. There will never be
rush here too. Tea time and lunch time be fixed in staggered way
both for doctors/staff. All administrative work of CMO be done
in the last one hour before the close of dispensary, I find there
are no patients in the dispensary during the last hour. Above
all better infrastructure i.e. computers/fast internet etc. CMO
should be liberal and given more powers for referring patients
to panel hospitals. In the absence of these improvements CGHS,
whatever has been done so far is insignificant. Hope DGHS is listening.
Harish Kumar
Don't outsource CGHS
Even though, CGHS is a system providing service to the employees.
If it is out sourced, employees will get nothing.
Sudhir Kumar
Insensitive CGHS doctors
The CGHS doctors these days are not feeling the pulse, touching
etc. their patients. As if some 'choot' ki bimari na lag jaye'.
These doctors went in their feelings of the obnoxious atmosphere
at home on the patients. Government has given them education,
provided them job, paying them salary and provided residential
accommodation. Medical being a noble profession, the CGHS doctors
are expected to be more courteous towards their patients.
Anurag Srivastava
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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