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POLITICS
Victory margin will be between 1000 and 2000
It is believed that in the ensuing Vidhan Sabha elections in most of
the states, victory margin will be less than 2000.
BUREAUCRACY
Orders of Gireesh Pradhan issued
Finally orders of Gireesh Pradhan for the post of Chairman Central Electricity
Regulatory Commission (CERC) have been issued. Former 1977 batch IAS
officer of Maharashtra cadre Pradhan will be administered oath by Minister
of State Power Jyotiraditya Scindia in a day or two.
(We said this on March 16 and again on August 29, 2013 )
Arunendra Kumar appointed as Chairman, Railway Board (UPDATED)
Arunendra Kumar has been appointed as Chairman, Railway Board (Ministry
of Railways) and ex-officio Principal Secretary to Government of India.
He had been holding additional charge of Chairman, Railway Board since
July 1, 2013 besides his regular posting as Member (Mechanical) Railway
Board and ex officio Secretary to the Government of India. He joined
Railway Board as Member (Mechanical) on May 1, 2013. Prior to this,
Arunendra Kumar was General Manager, South East Central Railway (SECR)
(Headquarter: Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh) from November 9, 2011 to April
30, 2013. He belongs to 1976 batch of Indian Railways Service of Mechanical
Engineers (IRSME).
Pradhan is new Ambassador to Chile
Debraj Pradhan (IFS: 1981) currently Ambassador of India to Angola has
been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Chile.
Pavan Kapoor is new HC to Republic of Mozambique
Pavan Kapoor, (IFS: 1990) currently serving as Joint Secretary in the
Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner
of India to the Republic of Mozambique.
IRTSA for appointment of SC Judge as Head
of 7th Pay Commission
Indian Railways Technical Supervisors Association (IRTSA) has urged
the Government of India to appoint a retired or serving Judge of Supreme
Court as Head of 7th Pay Commission besides one of the Members of the
Commission being a Technocrat (Engineer) and one Member each from Defence
& Railways and an expert on Job Evaluation. It should be assisted
by a Consultative Body of Ex-Defence and Railway Personnel to project
the special conditions prevailing there in - being the largest employers.
Umendra posted as CCF, Monitoring in UP
Umendra has been appointed as Chief Conservator of Forests, Monitoring
and Action Plan, Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. He is a 1981 batch IFS officer
of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Transfers and postings of IRSME officers
A number of IRSME officers have been transferred and posted at different
places in Railways. Accordingly, A K Singh, SAG/IRSME/ Workshop Project
Organisation/ Patna, has been transferred to Central Railway and posted
as CME(CHOD) while Dinesh Kumar, SAG/IRSME/RCF, was shifted to Workshop
Project Organisation/ Patna and posted as CAO(CHOD) and B K Behera,
SS/IRSME/South Eastern Railway, is being transferred to South East Central
Railway and posted in the same capacity. Similarly, S Muthu Kumar, SS/IRSME/South
Central Railway, has been transferred to Southern Railway and posted
it the same capacity; Ananta Kumar, SS/IRSME/Northeast Frontier Railway,
to North Central Railway and posted in the cadre; R K Khurana, SS/IRSME/DMW,
to North Central Railway and posted in the same capacity and Ghanashyam
Singh, SS/IRSME/East Central Railway was transferred to CLW and posted
in the same capacity.
Ms Gita Mishra is Director, RVNL on absorption
Ms Gita Mishra, who was working as Director (Personnel), Rail Vikas
Nigam Limited (RVNL) on deputation, has taken the full charge of this
post on absorption on October 11, 2013.
(We said this on April 30, 2013)
CMD of DTC to retire
CMD of the Delhi Tourism Corporation G G Saxena is retiring by this
month end.
Post of Financial Advisor & CAO, KPT still vacant
The post of Financial Advisor and Chief Account Officer, Kandla Port
Trust (KPT), has fallen vacant with the retirement of A Ramakrishna
in April 2013.
Safeeq Ahmed posted as Dy Director, DDK, Srinagar
Safeeq Ahmed has been posted as Deputy Director, DDK, Srinagar after
promotion to Senior Grade. He is an Indian Information Service officer.
Gupta is new Principal Secretary, Home in
UP
The 1979 batch IAS officer Anil Kumar Gupta has been appointed new Principal
Secretary, Home in Uttar Pradesh. He has replaced R M Shrivastava.
Get-together
of 1983 batch All India Services
The 1983 batch of all Central and All India Services is getting together
to celebrate 30 years in service. All officers - serving, retired and
resigned - are invited with their spouses to spend an evening going
down memory lane!
The Date: October 27, 2013
The Time: 7 pm
The Place: PSOI Club, Chanakya Puri, New Delhi
All batch mates are requested to attend and also inform and invite
those batch mates they are in touch with. Please send your confirmations
to either the coordinator for your State/Service, who would have contacted
you, or to Arun K Sinha (IAS; 1983; UP) whose coordinates are given
below.
Arun Sinha
Addnl Secretary, M/o Labour, GoI
aksinha2@yahoo.com/ arun.sinha@nic.in
(O) 011-23710178
Mo: 09810229264
Dhiraj Mathur
PwC | Executive Director
Direct: +91 (0) 124 3306005 | Mobile: +91 (0) 99 5841 9296
Email: dhiraj.mathur@in.pwc.com
PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited
Building 10, 17th Floor, Tower C, DLF Cyber City
Gurgaon - 122 001, Haryana, India
Applications for 85 Public Prosecutors posts
invited; last date Oct 17 (UPDATED)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has opened the floodgates
for the appointments of 85 Public Prosecutors including 11 posts for
Scheduled Castes, seven for Scheduled tribe, 27 posts are reserved for
OBC while remaining 40 posts are unreserved. The last date for online
application is October 17, 2013 (midnight). The aspirants can also visit:
http://upsc.gov.in and www.cbi.gov.in for further information.
CORPORATE
Kamath appointed Company Secy, Tata Capital
Housing Finance Ltd
S Balakrishna Kamath has been appointed as Company Secretary of Tata
Capital Housing Finance Ltd.
Mukhopadhyay appointed as Group CFO, Thermax
Ltd
Amitabha Mukhopadhyay has been appointed as Group Chief Financial Officer
(CFO) of Thermax Ltd.
Dua designated CEO, Nectar Lifesciences Limited
Nectar Lifesciences Limited has designated Dinesh Dua as Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of the company for a period of 5 years.
Butani resigns as Non Exec Ind. Dir, Hindustan
Oil Exploration Company Limited
Mukesh Butani has resigned as Non Executive Independent Director of
Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Limited.
Gupta appointed Addl. Non Exec. Director,
ANG Industries Limited
ANG Industries Limited has appointed A K Gupta as an Additional Non-Executive
Independent director of the company.
Desai appointed Addl. Director, Kemrock Industries and Exports Limited
Kemrock Industries and Exports Limited has appointed Tushar Desai as
an Additional Director of the company.
Mehta appointed Company Secretary, Sintex
Industries Limited
Sintex Industries Limited has appointed Hitesh T Mehta as Company Secretary
of the company with immediate effect.
Thakker resigns as Non-Ex., Non-Ind. Director,
GTN Textiles Limited
Chandulal Dayalji Thakker has resigned as Non-Executive, Non-Independent
Director, of GTN Textiles Limited due to his ill health.
Syal appointed CFO, Indo Rama Synthetics
(India) Limited
Indo Rama Synthetics (India) Limited has appointed Sanjay Syal as Chief
Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.
Badshah appointed Company Secy, Modern India
Ltd
Modern India Ltd has appointed Parind Chandrakant Badshah as Company
Secretary of the company.
Modi resigns as Company Secy. Modern India
Ltd
Vijay Kumar Modi has resigned as Company Secretary of Modern India Ltd.
FORUM
(The views expressed in this column are of
the contributors. We do not owe any responsibility, whatsoever, of the
views of our surfers as they are their personal opinion. However, we
would also request our contributors not to be personal, directly or
indirectly, in presenting their views. Instead of countering the views
which ‘X’ has already expressed, our contributors are advised
to present their own views. Also be brief, say about 200 words at the
most since any views longer than that if eliminated at our end would
carry the risk of the contrbutor’s item losing its original essence)
Regarding Leave Encashment and Gratuity
Since you have given technical resignation for permanent absorption,
you are fully eligible for Gratuity (full gratuity after rendering 33
Years service) and Leave Encashment (300 Days) in case you have not
taken leave encashment during the period you worked in the Board.
V S Rana
Why delaying DPC date ?
News is that UPSC Chairman sitting on the file of IRS (IT) due to which
there has been eight month delay. What he gains by delaying the DPC
date ?
Rangraj
Another poor-governance
Private CGHS empanelled hospital has threatened to stop cashless treatment
to lakhs of central government employees from January 1 due to low charges
being paid by CGHS. It is right that Govt. has never done any exercise
to arrive the reasonable cost for treatment after consultation with
private hospitals, government hospitals etc. The rates are decided in
isolation and sometimes on individuals. For example as a symptom of
the case, present officer has reduced the rates drastically and is not
possible to have good quality stunt in Rs.25000/. It should immediately
be reviewed and arrive at amicable solution so that CGHS beneficiaries
are not put unnecessary harassment due to withdrawal of facility of
pensioners. Serving CG employees have been permitted for treatment abroad
what about pensioners? Is there any solution for their treatment? Government
should work positively.
N Prakash
Ignorance is folly
Those who are ignorantly arguing that pension can be played with should
know that all your vigilance manual and rules stand superseded by the
Supreme Court judgment on pension which has become the law of the land
binding on the executive. Also to note that it is only for specific
lapses during service for which disciplinary proceedings were initiated
that an order of withholding or reducing pension can be passed as a
measure of penalty and even that has to be examined and approved by
the UPSC. The unsustainable suggestion to make all regular pension payment
dependent on an "annual good conduct certificate" is mischievous
and mala fide with the ulterior motive of harassing and wreaking vengeance
against the vast majority of retired officers who have acted right and
not obliged the powers that be while in service.
P K Deb
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Different yardsticks for different RTI applications
The appellant sought copy of own ACR from the period 2005 to
2011 and also the copy of Performance and Integrity Certificate
which was used in promotion process. The Public Information Officer
(PIO) denied the information claiming exemption u/s 8(1)(j). During
the hearing before the CIC, the appellant claimed that he has
not been treated impartially since information has been given
to others concerning similar request. The CIC observed that even
if the PIO erred in interpreting law, he cannot discriminate between
the applicants. The CIC directed the IG Police (HQ) to get the
matter enquired into by a Senior Police Official and take necessary
action under intimation to the appellant.The PIO was directed
to provide copy of appellant's ACRs for the period from 2005 to
2011 free of cost within ten days of receipt of the order.
Comments
A PIO is expected to know the RTI Act, 2005 thoroughly and apply
it objectively in a neutral manner. Discrimination between similar
requests is likely to lead to imposition of penalty on the offender.
Citation: Shri Anil Pathak v. State
Bank of India in Decision No. CIC/VS/A/2012/001141/04207
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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