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P S Bhattacharjee
POLITICS
When nothing else inspires, History does !
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It is easy to drive people. What is hard is to lead them.
Now MP is Mukesh Ambani's state
Mukesh Ambani during his Indore visit said "Now Madhya Pradesh
is my state ". A subtle message to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
BUREAUCRACY
CM and CS combine made Global Investors Summit a great success in MP
The Global Investors Summit in Indore was
a stupendous success, surpassing all expectations. In fact, one of the
largest events ever organized by MP, it has succeeded in branding MP.
Credit goes to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh. It brought together every
single big name in business and industry without exception, and was
inaugurated by the Prime Minister, who made two telling comments - one,
that MP would be the driving force behind the Indian economy, and two,
that the MP administration was quick to seize on every opportunity with
a creative response; in this connection he gave the example of the state's
Defence Production Policy. He said that the central government ought
to blow MP's trumpet in India and abroad. The closing session was attended
by six Central Ministers. Presentations by Chief Secretary Anthony De
Sa on the opening and closing days were particularly appreciated, in
both content and delivery, even by some of the leading economists of
the country who were present.
Home Minister is almost well equipped at MHA now
After the work-allocations to ten Joint Secretaries are complete the
Home Minister Rajnath Singh finds himself consolidated and almost equipped
to deliver his own bit. Only two appointments have left in attaining
the complete set of top-brass at MHA. Keep guessing the names of those
two officers.
NHB and SIDBI CMD interview on Monday
NHB and SIDBI CMD post interviews are slated for Monday and Tuesday
(Oct 13 and 14) in Mumbai.
Mishra joins as CMD, WCL
R R Mishra, Director (Personnel), CCL/CIL, has taken over the charge
Chairman and Managing Director, Western Coalfields Limited (WCL).
(We said this on June 6, 2014)
Om Prakash likely to join as CMD, SECL today
Om Prakash, Director (Technical), WCL/CIL, is expected to take over
the charge as Chairman and Managing Director, South Eastern Coalfields
Limited (SECL) on October 13, 2014.
(We said this on January 8, 2014)
Penal of Guin for Director (Tech), CCL scrapped
The penal of P K Guin, CGM (CCL), CIL, made by Public Enterprises Selection
Board (PESB) on October 14, 2013, for the post of Director (Technical),
Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) has been scrapped by the Government
of India citing some technical reasons.
Sengupta to succeed Sharif as Director (Tech), MECON Ltd on Nov 1
S R Sengupta, GM, MECON, will be joining as Director (Technology), MECON
Limited on November 1, 2014. He will succeed incumbent M N Sharif retiring
on October 31, 2014.
(We said this on May 13, 2014)
Where is the file of K K Sharma ?
Posting of K K Sharma as Chief Secretary of Goa has become a mystery.
File pertaining to the appointment of 1983 batch IAS officer Sharma
is now stuck up-where ? In fact, MHA had cleared the appointment of
Sharma who is presently Advisor to the Chandigarh Administration.
Name of Tiwari proposed for Director (Tech), CCL
The Ministry of Coal is reported to have forwarded the name of P K Tiwari,
CGM (NCL), CIL, for the post of Director (Technical), Central Coalfields
Limited (CCL) after the penal of P K Guin, CGM, CCL scrapped. Tiwari
was in second position at PESB selection meeting on October 14, 2013.
The post has been lying vacant since July 19, 2013.
Orders of Sharma for Director (Operations), NTPC Ltd issued
The orders of K K Sharma, ED, NTPC, for the appointment as Director
(Operations), NTPC Limited have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on April 4, 2014)
Diwakar Garg is DG, CPWD
Diwakar Garg has taken charge as DG, CPWD. Previously S L Bhatia was
expected to grab the position but vigilance clearance marred the prospects
for Bhatia.
PESB all set to advertise post of Member (ANS) AAI
It is reliably learnt that the difference of opinion over the minimum
academic qualification going on between PESB & Ministry has amicably
been resolved. PESB is now set to advertise the vacancy of Member (Air
Navigation System) AAI in a day or two. PESB had been emphasizing the
need for B.Tech as minimum qualification for the position.
V S Mann waits posting with CISF
Having joined CISF HQ Vikram Singh Mann is waiting for his posting.
He is a 1998 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Khan is new DIG, GBS
J W S Khan has replaced K C Suresh as DIG (Govt Building Services) CISF
in Delhi. He is CISF cadre officer. DIG GBS (CISF) shoulders the responsibility
of security of all major Govt Buildings of Govt of India.
How is new DGP of Madhya Pradesh ?
In a get together of retired IPS officers one former DGP remarked, "new
Madhya Pradesh DGP Surendra Singh is down to earth. He holds his head
high and feet on the ground".
Satish Sethi posted in Washington
Satish Sethi, Senior Deputy Accountant General in the office of Principal
Accountant General (Audit), Himachal Pradesh, Shimla, on relief from
his present duties by local arrangement has been transferred and posted
as Director in the O/o Principal Director of Audit, Washington, vice
Ashutosh Sharma.
Post of Addl Secretary in UPSC falling vacant
The post of Additional Secretary at Joint Secretary level is falling
vacant in UPSC in October, 2014.
Bhargava joins as Member in DoT
A K Bhargava has joined as Member and Adviser in the Department of Telecommunications
(DoT).
Prasad repatriated to parent cadre
Bala Prasad, Joint Secretary, Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare, has been repatriated to his parent cadre. He is
a 1983 batch IFS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.
Tenure of I&B Director Ms Kotru extended
The tenure of Ms Nirupama Kotru, Director in the Ministry of Information
and Broadcasting, has been extended for a period of three months. She
is a 1992 batch IRS-IT officer.
Kumar Alok gets crucial task of Centre-State Division in MHA
In the new order at North Block Kumar Alok has got the crucial &
delicate task of handling the affairs as Joint Secretary, Centre-State
Division. An IIT-Kanpur alumnai and 1990 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura
cadre previously served as JS Coordination at MHA and prior to that
he served as Dy Director General, UIDAI. The position had fallen vacant
after S Suresh Kumar, 1988 batch IAS who drafted AP reorganisation with
craftsmanship, repatriated to Andhra Pradesh.
Rakesh Singh is new JS, Union Territory at MHA
In the new order at North Block Rakesh Singh gets the task of Joint
Secretary (Union Territory). He had been shouldring the delicate &
crucial tasks of Internal Security-I as JS. He is 1989 batch IAS officer
of Karnataka cadre.
Ganpathi gets new assignment of JS, Internal Security
M A Ganapati has freshly been assigned as Joint Secretary, Internal
Security. He is 1986 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.
Sailesh succeeds Kalsi as JS Police-II
Sailesh has been assigned with the responsibility of JS (Police-II),
MHA. The 1985 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre had been carrying
out the additional charge of JS (Police-II) since October 1.
Rajit Punhani is now JS (J&K) in MHA
The new order at MHA has assigned Rajit Punhai as JS, J&K Division.
The 1991 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre is yet to take charge at North
Block.
Vumlunmang is now JS, Police Modernisation
V Vumlunmang, has been assigned as JS, Police Modernisation. Previously
he handled Foreigners Division with MHA. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer
of Manipur-Tripura cadre
GK Dwivedi is JS, Foreigners Division
Gopal Krishna Diwivedi has been assigned to handle the Foreigners Division
in MHA. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Veena Kumari Meena is JS (PP) in MHA
The new work-allocation has mandated Veena Kumari Meena to serve with
MHA a JS (PP). The 1993 batch IAS officer of UP cadre has been handling
the Police Modernisation Division as JS, MHA.
Hitesh Makwana is JS (Coordination) in MHA
In a fresh work-allocation, Hitesh Kumar Makwana will be shouldering
the responsibility of JS (Coordination) in MHA. He is 1995 batch IAS
officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
Dilip Kumar to handle Left Wing Extremism Division in MHA
Dilip Kumar has been allocated the assignment of Joint Secretary, Left
Wing Extremism Division, in MHA. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Punjab
cadre.
Ramendra Verma to move to KPMG
Ramendra Verma is planning to move from the position of Managing Director,
Management Consulting (Government) , Accenture to KPMG as Partner (Infrastructure
and Government Service).
Neeraj Kumar joins Department of IT
Neeraj Kumar of Indian Telecom Services has joined as Director, National
e- Governance Division, Department of Electronics & IT.
12 IRTS officers get HAG (UPDATED)
As many as 12 officers of Indian Railways Traffic Service (IRTS) have
been granted Higher Administrative Grade (HAG). The officers: Arvind
Kumar Srivastava, Gopal Dutt Sharma, Shailendra Jha, Mukul Marwah, Prashant
Kumar Mishra,Ms. Sunira Bassi, Vishal Agarwal, Ms. Achala Sinha, Devesh
Kumar Misra, Ashok Choudhary, Jagta Nand Jha and Ms. Gauri Saxena.
R K Sondh posted to NFR (UPDATED)
Upon return from central deputation, R K Sondh has been posted to Northeast
Frontier Railway (NFR) in the cadre.
K K Sharma appointed as Chief Commissioner
of Customs, Chandigarh (UPDATED)
K K Sharma has been appointed as Chief Commissioner of Customs &
Central Excise, CX, Chandigarh. He is an IRS-Custom officer.
Dr Gautam Ray posted as Chief Commissioner
of Customs, Kolkata (UPDATED)
Dr Gautam Ray has been appointed as Chief Commissioner of Customs &
Central Excise, CX, Kolkata. He is an IRS-Custom officer.
Two AIS officers shifted in Bihar (UPDATED)
D K Shukla (IFS) has been assigned an additional charge of Managing
Director, Bihar Medical Services & Infrastructure Corporation Limited
while Praveen Kishore (IRS), who was holding this post, was put on waiting
in Bihar.
19 IRS-IT officers transferred (UPDATED)
As many as 19 Indian Revenue Service officers of Income Tax cadre presently
working as Assistant & Deputy Commissioner have been transferred
and posted at different places. Accordingly, Salil Bijur has been posted
to the office of Pr DGIT (ADMIN), Delhi while Ved Prakash Kalia is appointed
to Pr CCIT (IT & TP), Chandigarh and Santosh Kadampat is transferred
to Mumbai. Similarly, Pukini Lokho is posted to North Eastern Region
(NER); Amita Singh to Mumbai; K C Mohanty to Odisha; Vinita Dubey to
MP & Chhattisgarh; Sundar kumar R S R L to Karnataka & Goa;
M Joychandra Singh to North Eastern Region; N Narayana to Karnataka
& Goa; R Vigneswaeran to Tamil Nadu; Jivan K Bachhav to Pune; Madhura
M Naik to Mumbai; Indira Raghuvir Adakil to Pune; Shreekala D Paradeshi
to Mumbai; Sarojini Xess to Delhi; B Kavita Rani to Andhra Pradesh;
Sadhna Pawar to Delhi and Jessie N Alikalathu to Mumbai.
25 IAS officers deputed to supervise rescue
measures in AP (UPDATED)
As many as 25 IAS officers have been deputed to supervise the rescue,
relief & rehabilitation measures in view of the Hudhud cyclone in
Andhra Pradesh. The officers are- T Babu Rao Naidu, K Kanna Babu, K
Y Naik, K V N Chakradhara Babu, Rama Rao, Ch Sridhar, R V Karnan, D
Dhanunjaya Reddy, J Murali, S Satyanarayan, Chevuru Hari Kiran, G Veerapandian,
Narayana Bharath Gupta, Dr Mallikarjuna A, Busi Sam Bob, D Sambasiva,
Adhar Sinha, K S Jawahar Reddy, M Dana Kishore, Navin Mittal, D Vara
Prasad, K R B H N Chakravarthy, Dr P Lakshinarasimhamam, Akunuri Murali
and Dasari Hari Chandana.
Om Prakash joins as CMD, SECL
(UPDATED)
Om Prakash, Director (Technical), WCL/CIL, has taken over the charge
as Chairman and Managing Director, South Eastern Coalfields Limited
(SECL).
(We said this on January 8, 2014)
Rohit Nandan gets extension till August,2015
(UPDATED)
CMD of the Air India Rohit Nandan has been given further extension in
deputation tenure till August 21,2015. He is 1982 batch IAS officer
of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Ramesh Abhishek gets three months extension
(UPDATED)
Chairman of the Forward Market Commission Ramesh Abhishek has been given
three months extension in deputation beyond October 8.He is 1982 batch
IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
Tenure of Ashok Kumar Gupta as Addl Secretary,
Defence extended (UPDATED)
The tenure of Ashok Kumar Gupta as Additional Secretary, Defence Production
has been extended for a period of six months with effect from October
15, 2014. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
CORPORATE
Bharathi appointed Addl. Director, Can Fin
Homes Ltd
Can Fin Homes Ltd has appointed P V Bharathi as an Additional Director
of the company.
Ms Morparia appointed Independent Director,
HUL
Ms Kalpana Morparia, Chief Executive Officer of J P Morgan, India has
been appointed as an Independent Director on the Board of Directors
of the Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL).
Baid appointed MD, GCM Capital Advisors Ltd
Samir Baid has been appointed as the Managing Director of GCM Capital
Advisors Ltd.
Baid appointed MD, GCM Commodity and Derivatives
Ltd
GCM Commodity and Derivatives Ltd has appointed Ms Amrita Baid as the
Managing Director of the company.
Ms Dabke appointed CS, WH Brady and Company
Ltd
WH Brady and Company Ltd has appointed Ms Madhura Dabke as Company Secretary
of the company
Jatia appointed Director, Hardcastle and Waud
Manufacturing Company Ltd
Hardcastle and Waud Manufacturing Company Ltd has appointed Smita Jatia
as a Director of the company.
Sidhu resigns as Director, James Hotels Ltd
Daljit Singh Sidhu has resigned as Director of James Hotels Ltd.
Zafar resigns as CS, Media Matrix Worldwide
Ltd
Mohd Zafar has resigned as Company Secretary of Media Matrix Worldwide
Ltd.
Upadhyay resigns as CS, Hella India Lighting
Ltd
Sarvesh Kumar Upadhyay has resigned as Company Secretary of Hella India
Lighting Ltd.
Gaikwad resigns as CS, Fulford India Ltd
Sachin Gaikwad has resigned as Company Secretary of Fulford India Ltd
Mewada appointed CS, Speedage Commercials
Ltd
Speedage Commercials Ltd has appointed David Mewada as Company Secretary
of the company.
FORUM
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Excellent approach by PM
Excellent approach by PM to give weight age to non-IAS officers of
1985 batch. We Engineers are also victims. I am from 1994 Indian Engg
Services (IES) exam but I have not got JS pay or post while 58 IAS officers
of 1996 batch have got it w.e.f. 21.8.2014. PM should be apprised about
this disparity and Victorian slavery.
Er. S. Bhardwaj
12 DRM posts lying vacant
The news about 12 DRM posts lying vacant is not correct. In fact the
tenure of many DRMs has been completed but new postings not done due
to ongoing court case in High Court. But posts are not vacant.
Ashok Kumar Verma
Install GPS in all staff cars
Government should install GPS in all staff cars and prepare log books
on the basis of GPS. This will curb misuse of Government vehicles.
H K Mohan
Someone from IAS would claim to be PM
With the generalist IAS spreading their wings wider it seems the day
is not far when one of them would claim to be appointed as Prime Minister
of India
Parantap Chandurkar
WIC is abusive towards all services except IAS
Your website has turned abusive towards all Services except the IAS
recruited through the common Civil Services Examination calling them
"swines".
Vijay Kumar
Posting of IAS in CBDT and equality in treatment
If it is being considered to post any IAS to handle the post of Member
P&V in CBDT and CBEC on the ground that IRS officers work together
and develop animosity against one another, then IRS officers may also
be posted to different states to handle the vigilance and personnel
branch as IAS officers also develop hatred and animosity against one
another while working in a particular cadre. In fact they work in much
smaller places, mostly in the same building of a state Secretariat,
interact more frequently than any IRS and are hence more prone to this
human weakness of hatred and animosity. The principal of unbiased administration
should not be limited to the CBEC and CBDT alone .
Sunil
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DATE WITH RTI
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Disclosure of third party information without following the
procedure
Through an application filed under the Right to Information (RTI)
Act, a lady asked about the details regarding her husband's appointment
as a legal advisor in the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare,
his job responsibilities, last salary/remuneration drawn, family
particulars, etc. The Public Information Officer (PIO) requested
the legal advisor (Third Party) to submit his objections, if any,
in writing for disclosure of information within the meaning of
Section 11(1) of the RTI Act who submitted his objections stating
that the information sought should not be provided to the applicant.
In his reply, the PIO refused to provide the information u/s 8(1)(j)
holding it as personal information. On appeal by the applicant,
the First Appellate Authority (FAA) directed to provide the information.
The third party went in appeal against the order of the FAA to
the CIC which cautioned the FAA that the Rights of the third party
are as much important and fundamental as the right of an individual
to seek information. The due process prescribed in revealing third
party information ought to have been strictly followed and while
stepping into the place of the PIO, the FAA should have taken
due note of the process for revealing third party information,
as prescribed under the RTI Act, 2005. As the information was
already provided to the applicant, the CIC was unable to provide
any substantive relief to the appellant. However, the order of
the FAA was quashed and set aside and the CIC observed that this
fact may be taken note of during future litigation, between the
parties, by the concerned Court. Further, the CIC directed the
respondent public authority to provide adequate training to PIOs
& FAAs so that they can discharge their duties with greater
responsibility and do not commit such fatal errors that can change
the course of private litigation in favour of a particular party.
Comments
The FAA ought to provide reasonable time to the third party to
file an appeal before the CIC rather than providing the information
as the third party has too has rights under the RTI Act. Regarding
training, the RTI foundation is at the web address given below,
is always available to provide training to all.
Citation: Shri Manish Tandon v. Ministry
of Health & Family Welfare in F.No.CIC/YA/A/2014/001212
Weekly article by Dr 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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