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POLITICS
'Share-the-power', thy name is Sharad Pawar ?
In a latest response to questions from media, Sharad Pawar ruled-out
working under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi. Rather Pawar wished if
Rahul had joined Manmohan Singh's government so as to acquire adequate
experience to lead the government and to prove his mettle in administration.
While having a discussion over Pawar's latest opinion about Rahul; three
senior bureaucrats, out of four, opined that it was all about the politics
of convenience and also that every leader gets trigger from his own
experience & spirit. Interestingly; one of the participants defended
Rahul by saying that Rahul was a leader in making but Pawar had been
a seasoned politician who has his own style of politics; 'share-the-power'.
Will Rahul really rehash the team of script
writers ?
This has been a matter of murmuring among the class which matters in
the matters. Rahul Gandhi's recent speeches delivered in Shahdol in
MP and Churu in Rajasthan have brought this question in the center of
political discussion as well.
BUREAUCRACY
Who will be DG of CISF ?
Hectic lobbying is on for the coveted post of DG, CISF. Those in the
fray are: Arvind Ranjan, DG, National Security Guard (NSG), a 1977 batch
IPS officer of Kerala cadre, Jayant Chaudhary, DGP Assam (IPS, 1978
batch) and Mrs Kanwaljit Deol (IPS, 1977 batch) of AGMU cadre.
Three 1983 batch IPS officers waiting for
promotion in GoI
Three empanelled 1983 batch IPS officers Rina Mitra, S P Singh and D
D Mishra are waiting for promotion in the Government of India.
Deployment of 1994 batch IFS officers complete
Deployment of 1994 batch IFS officers to the rank of Joint Secretary
is now almost complete.
15 short-listed for five posts of CIC Members
As many as 15 candidates have been short-listed for five posts of Information
Commissioners in the CIC. Meeting to select candidates is scheduled
to take place on October 30.
COS clears appointment of three CBEC Members
(UPDATED)
COS has cleared the appointment of Ms Mala Srivastava, Ms Joy Kumari
Chander, both of 1978, and Mr Shashi Bhushan Singh, 1979, all of IRS
(Customs & Excise) as Members in CBEC for the existing vacant post
and 2 vacancies arising on on 31st October and 31st January respectively.
Surprisingly Ms Deepa Das Gupta senior most in the 1979 batch did not
apply for the post of Member, opting instead to apply for DG & Special
Secretary, (CEIB)
Who will be DMD of the Exim Bank of India ?
Yoginder Garg - Commissioner Exports in Mumbai Customs, David Rasquinha
- ED of Exim Bank of India, Debashish Malik - MD & CEO in IDBI Assets
management Co., Pothukuchi Sitaraman - CFO in IDBI, Gopal Krishna Annaji
- CGM in IDBI and Suresh Khattanhar - CGM in IDBI have been short-listed
for interviews for the post of Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of the
Exim Bank of India.
Shankar not short-listed for interview
ECGC, Chairman & Managing Director, N Shankar who had applied for
the post of Deputy MD of Exim Bank of India has reportedly not been
shortlisted for the interview scheduled to take place on October 31.
Mishra is Member of Rly Claims Tribunal
NM Misra, Director (Finance), Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation has been
selected & posted as Member Technical, Railway Claims Tribunal,
Ahmedabad. Misra is a 1980 batch IRAS officer
Justice Chatterji is Chairman and Justice
Dhawan is Member, UPHRC
Justice Tarun Chatterji has been appointed as Chairman UP Human Rights
Commission (UPHRC) and Justice U K Dhawan as its Member.
14 officers of MMTC being grilled by CBI
As many as 14 officers, from Deputy General Manager to Chief Manager
level, of Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation (MMTC) are being grilled
by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the loss
of over Rs. Two crores allegedly caused by these officials.
GoI employees to get dues of leave on next
day of retirement
The Government of India has issued instructions to dispose of timely
payment of dues of enchashment of leave to the employees on the next
working day of their retirement.
FIR against ex-Coal Secretary deters other
officers!
Whisper in the corridors of power has it that the First Information
Report (FIR) filed against former Coal Secretary, P C Parekh, will act
as a deterrent in decision making at the Secretary level.
Nine posts of GM in Railways vacant
Nine posts of General Managers are lying vacant in the Indian Railways
for the past several months.
Six posts of Members vacant in CIC
More than 55 percent of the seats in CIC are lying vacant. As against
the sanctioned strength of 11, presently only five - including the Chief
Information Commissioner (CIC) - make the bench of CIC. Till September
3, four seats of members were vacant but after M L Sharma demitted his
offices along with the incumbent CIC Satyanand Mishra, the vacant seats
of Members have increased to five.
Post of Dy Chairman in Chennai Port Trust
to fall vacant !
As the grapevine has it, the post of Deputy Chairman of Chennai Port
Trust, occupied by Dr P C Parida, is all set to fall vacant soon. He
is likely to be elevated as the Chairman of India's one of the major
and strategically important ports of India.
SCI's Director (T&OS) to be elevated soon
As the grapevine has it A K Gupta, currently serving as the Director
(Traffic & Off Shore) in Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), may
be elevated soon.
Will Parida be the new Chairman of Mangalore
Port Trust?
As the grapevine has it, Dr P C Parida - Deputy Chairman of Chennai
Port Trust may soon be appointed as the Chairman of New Mangalore Port
trust. Parida's name has reportedly been sent to the ACC for approval.
D V Sonipare empanelled as Joint Secretary
in GoI
D V Sonipare has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or
equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1982 batch officer of Indian
Ordnance Factory Service.
Sanjay posted as Sr Dy AG in PAG office, Delhi
IA&AS officer of 2002 batch Sanjay Kumar has been posted as Senior
Deputy Accountant General (ES) in the office of Principal Accountant
General (Audit), Delhi.
Orders to appoint Rajesh Agarwal as Director,
KRCL yet to come
The orders for appointment of Rajesh Agarwal, ED, Konkan Railway Corporation
Limited (KRCL), as Director (Way & Works), KRCL are yet to be issued.
Sunil Kumar posted as Addl Member, Railway
Board after promotion (UPDATED)
Sunil Kumar, presently working as Advisor (Safety), Railway Board, has
been promoted to the grade Rs 75500-80000/- and posted as Additional
Member(C&IS), Railway Board.
Major reshuffle of IPS officers in Andhra
Pradesh (UPDATED)
As many as 32 officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) have
been transferred and posted at different places in Andhra Pradesh. Accordingly,
P H D Ramakrishna has been posted as SP, Chittor while M Ramesh will
now be SP, Anantpur and S Hari Krishna is SP West Godavari. Similarly,
V Siva
Kumar has been appointed as SP Karimnagar; G V G Ashok Kumar as SP,
Kadapa; Tafseer Iqubal as SP, Vizianagaram; Gajaroa Bhupal as SP, Adilabad;
S Senthil Kumar as DCP, Shamshabad, Cyberabad; Gopinath Jatti as SP,
Guntur Urban; L K V Ranga Rao as SP, Warangal Rural; Ms Shemushi as
DCP (L&O), Visakhapatnam; Grewal Navdeep Singh as DCP, Malkajgiri,
Cyberabad; Kanthi Rana Tata as DCP, Madhapur, Cyberabad; A R Srinivas
as DCP, Balanagar; P Viswa Prasad as DCP, L B Nagar, Cyberabad; S Syamsunder
as DCP, Traffic, Hyderabad; G Pala Raju as DCP, Crimes, Hyderabad City;
Sarvashresth Tripathi as SRP, Secunderabad; Dr V Ravinder as SP, Intelligence;
K V Mohan rao as SP Intelligence Security Wing;, Ake Ravi Krishna as
SP Intelligence;
Kartikeya as Group Commander, Grey Hounds Hyderabad; P Muni Swamy as
Commandant, SAR, CPL Amberpet; S L Janaradhan as SRP Guntakal; Srikanth
as Joint Director, Anti Corruption Bureau, Hyderabad; S Chandrasekhar
Reddy as CV & S O, TTD, Tirumala; Dr M Naganna as SP, CID, Hyderabad;
B V Ramanna Kumar as SP, CID, Hyderabad; C Ravi Verma as SP, V&
E Department; K Ramesh Naidu as SP Kurnool district; Dr Kolli Raghuram
Reddy as DCP, South Zone, Hyderabad and Dr Tarun Joshi as SP Nizamabad.
Mrs P Usha Kumari gets JAG in AP
(UPDATED)
Mrs P Usha Kumari has been promoted to the Junior Administrative Grade
(JAG) scale in Andhra Pradesh. She is a 2004 batch IAS officer.
Devendra Bhushan Gupta posted as Secretary,
UPSC (UPDATED)
Devendra Bhushan Gupta, at preset in the cadre, has been appointed as
Secretary, UPSC in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary. He is a
1983 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
Orders of Dr Amarjit Singh as Secretary, UPSC
cancelled (UPDATED)
The appointment orders of Dr Amarjit Singh as Secretary, UPSC have been
cancelled by Government of India. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of
Gujarat cadre.
Kumar Akale posted SP, Darbhanga in Bihar
(UPDATED)
Kumar Akale, CSP, Muzaffarpur, has been appointed as SP, Darbhanga in
Bihar. He is a 2004 batch IPS officer.
CORPORATE
NDDB Chief to get extension
National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Chairperson Amrita Patel is
likely to get extension.
Major joining at CMD level in 'A' category
PSUs in January
As many as four persons are scheduled to don the mantle of four big
Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) units. Three persons will join 'A'
category including a Maharatna PSU while one of them is going to hold
a 'B" category PSU unit in January, 20140.
Rai appointed GM, The Leela Mumbai
The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts has appointed Ashish Kumar Rai
as General Manager of The Leela Mumbai.
Bansal resigns as Director, PNB Gilts Ltd
Sadhu Ram Bansal has resigned as Director of PNB Gilts Ltd on his promotion
as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Corporation Bank
Mathur appointed CEO, Siemens India Ltd
Sunil Mathur had been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
Siemens India Ltd
Parekh appointed Chairman Emeritus, Acrysil
Ltd
Acrysil Ltd has appointed Ashwin M Parekh, Executive Chairman of the
company as 'Chairman Emeritus' of the company.
Khatri appointed Addl. Director, Anshu's Clothing
Ltd
Anshu's Clothing Ltd has appointed Chirag Jagdishbhai Khatri as Additional
Director of the company.
Singh appointed Addl. Director, LS Industries
Ltd
LS Industries Ltd has appointed Mangal Singh as an Additional Director
of the company.
Sehgal appointed Addl. Director, CHL Ltd
CHL Ltd has appointed Yash Kumar Sehgal as an Additional Director of
the company.
Pathak appointed Addl. Director, Repco Home
Finance Ltd
Repco Home Finance Ltd has appointed K K Pathak as an Additional Director
of the Company
FORUM
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DoPT should give serious thought
It is common practice for departmental promotion committee in the government
to keep it secret why promotions of certain employees are not being
recommended. When final list comes, the unfortunate employees have to
go to Central Administrative Tribunal that too, after obtaining details
under RTI from concerned department as to why his name was not recommended
for promotion. This practice is legally unfair because: (1) it results
in delay for the affected government servant in seeking legal remedy
(2) it is against the settled doctrine of natural justice that no one
would be condemned unheard (3) it creates difficulty for the government
servant and the CAT to frame the issues. These can be avoided it DPC
decides to give an opportunity to the government servant that it wants
to deny pr motion to the concerned government servant because of these
specific reasons and decision is taken after considering his representation.
It is hoped that Department of personnel and training would give a serious
thought to this proposition and would do better justice to the employees.
CAT and higher courts should also impress upon the government to implement
this suggestion as it would reduce litigation substantially.
Pavan Ved IRS
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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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