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P S Bhattacharjee
POLITICS
When nothing else inspires, History does !
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Kicks raise dust, not crops.
Bureaucrats of Modi and Shivraj Singh!
Grand success of Investors Meet in Indore has generated a new debate
in the corridors of power. And the topic of this debate is Whose bureaucrats
are more efficient, competent, energetic and intelligent - Narendra
Modi' s or Shivraj Singh's ?
BUREAUCRACY
Additional Secretary level postings this week ?
Additional Secretary level postings in the
Government of India are expected to take place this week end.
11 posts at Joint Secretary level falling vacant in Oct
As many as 11 posts at Joint Secretary level are falling vacant in Government
of India in the month of October, 2014.
Who will be new Coal Secretary ?
The present Government which is not comfortable with the Secretary Coal
S K Srivastava is waiting for his superannuation. Interesting to see
the face of the new Secretary Coal.
Four vacancies and 500 applicants for Information Commissioner
The Cabinet Secretary is going to chair much awaited meeting to select
four Information Commissioners in the CIC on October 16.Over five hundred
applications have been received for the four posts.
Rohit Nandan gets extension till August,2015
CMD of the Air India Rohit Nandan has been given further extension in
deputation tenure till August 21, 2015. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer
of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Tenure of Gupta as Addl Secretary, Defence
extended
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.
Will Deepak Kr be laterally promoted as IG, SSB?
Amid the speculations over Ms Renuka Mishra's expected appointment as
JS, MHA the whispers have started doing rounds that Deepak Kumar may
be promoted laterally in SSB. The 1994 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya
cadre has been serving as DIG, Frontier HQ SSB, Patna. The officer has
recently been empanelled as IG, Government of India.
Ramesh Abhishek gets three months extension
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.
Banks top appointments to be delayed
Top appointments in at least 10 Public Sector Banks (PSBs), including
those of Chairmen, slated to be completed by March 2015, are likely
to be delayed as the government - following the recent arrest of the
Syndicate Bank Chief by CBI - is contemplating to further tighten the
selection process for top positions.
Sharma to succeed Misra as Director (Operations),
NTPC Ltd on Nov 1
K K Sharma, ED, NTPC, will be joining as Director (Operations), NTPC
Limited on November 1, 2014. He will succeed incumbent N N Misra who
retired on October 13, 2014.
(We said this on April 4, 2014)
Om Prakash joins as CMD, SECL
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)
Vishal Gagan to return to parent cadre !
Vishal Gagan, who is compulsory wait on central deputation, is expected
to return to parent cadre in October, 2014. He is a 1998 batch IAS officer
of Orissa cadre.
Tenure of Jt Development Commissioner, Commerce ends in Oct
Tenure of A K Rathore as Joint Development Commissioner, Ministry of
Commerce & Industry is coming to an end in October, 2014. He is
a 1987 batch officer of Indian Railway Stores Service.
Ved Prakash to be Judge of MP HC?
Ved Prakash is likely to be appointed Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High
Court. He is presently Registrar in the High Court.
Tenure of Director, Heavy Industries ends in Oct
The tenure of Sunil Kumar Singh as Director, Heavy Industries &
Public Enterprise is ending in October, 2014. He is a 1998 batch officer
of Indian Statistical Service.
12 IRTS officers get HAG
As many as 12 Indian Railways Traffic Service (IRTS) officers have been
granted Higher Administrative Grade (HAG). They are 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.
Sharma appointed as Chief Commissioner of Customs, Chandigarh
K K Sharma has been appointed as Chief Commissioner of Customs &
Central Excise, CX, Chandigarh. He is an IRS-Custom officer.
Dr Ray posted as Chief Commissioner of Customs, Kolkata
Dr Gautam Ray has been appointed as Chief Commissioner of Customs &
Central Excise, CX, Kolkata. He is an IRS-Custom officer.
19 IRS-IT officers transferred
As many as 19 Indian Revenue Service officers of Income Tax cadre presently
working as Assistant & Deputy Commissioner have been transferred
and posted. 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.
PESB to advertise post of Director (Fin) in PDIL
As the grapevine has it, Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) may
soon advertise the vacancy of Director (Finance) Projects & Development
India Ltd. The post has been lying vacant.
Post of DDG falling vacant in UIDAI in Oct
The post of Deputy Director General at Joint Secretary level is falling
vacant in UIDAI in October, 2014.
Post of Additional Director General in SSB vacant
One post of Additional Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB),
has been lying vacant.
Gupta to join as CVO of CPSE !
Lokesh Kumar Gupta is expected to join central deputation at Director
level as a Chief Vigilance Officer(CVO) of Central Public Sector Enterprises(CPSE).
He is a 1995 batch ITS officer.
Deshmukh to join central deputation !
V H Rao Deshmukh is expected to join central deputation at Inspector
General level post. He is a 1986 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
Ankur Gupta will also be State Project Director,
SEC, Haryana (UPDATED)
Ankur Gupta has been assigned an additional charge of State Project
Director, State Higher Education Council (SEC), (Ex-officio) in Higher
Education Department under National Higher Education Abhiyan Scheme.
He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
Ashok Kumar Sharma accredited as Ambassador
to Republic of Estonia (UPDATED)
Ashok Kumar Sharma, presently Ambassador of India to Finland, has been
concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of
Estonia, with residence in Helsinki (Finland).
Neeraj Sahay posted as Director, Traffic Transport
in Railway Board (UPDATED)
Neeraj Sahay has been posted as Director, Traffic Transport (Punctuality),
Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.
5 IAS officers of Telangana deputed to AP
(UPDATED)
As many as 5 IAS officers of Telangana have been deputed to assist the
rescue, relief & rehabilitation measures in view of the Hudhud cyclone
in Andhra Pradesh. The officers are- Neerabh Kumar Prasad, I Srinivas
Srinaresh, M Girija Shankar, M Hari Jawaharlal, B Laxmikantam
NBCC organizes maiden 'Diwali Mela'
(UPDATED)
Mrs Asha Mittal, first lady of NBCC, inaugurated the first ever Diwali
Mela organized by the Navratna CPSE in Delhi on October 10, 2014. The
Mela with all its fervour of festivities had all the elements not only
for the employees of the company but also for their family, children
and other invitees. The Mela with different shades of the festival of
light hosted myriads stalls showcasing variety of products for all age
groups. Special attractions of the Mela were crowd engaging events like
tambola rounds, Rajasthan/ Punjabi folk dances, magic shows, mehendi,
exclusive kids' zone with fun-filled games, multi-cuisine food court,
raffle draw contest and prizes etc. The day long programme was culminated
with the presence of Dr Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD and other senior officials
of NBCC participating with the employees in their celebration.
Sameer Sharma appointed as Addl CIT, Delhi
Region (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Sameer Sharma has
been transferred and posted as Additional CIT, Delhi Region.
Mrs Manisha Kinnu posted as DCIT in Pr CCIT
office, Delhi Region (UPDATED)
Upon return from leave, Mrs Manisha Kinnu has been appointed as DCIT
in the office of Principal CCIT (CCA), Delhi Region. She is an IRS-IT
officer.
Seema Gupta to be CEO of Lok Sabha TV (UPDATED)
Seema Gupta is all set to become CEO of Lok Sabha TV. Orders for appointment
are to be issued any day after October 20, 2014 upon return of Lok Sabha
Speaker, Mrs Sumita Mahajan.
A K Srinivasan selected as Director (Fin),
ONGC Ltd (UPDATED)
A K Srinivasan, ED, ONGC, has been selected for the post of Director
(Finance), ONGC Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB)
meeting held on October 14, 2014. As many as 11 persons were interviewed
for the same.
2 IPS officers shifted in Karnataka (UPDATED)
Umesh Kumar has been appointed as IG & Additional Commissioner (Administration),
Bangalore city while S Ravi will now be DIGP & Police Commissioner,
Begaum City in Karnataka.
CORPORATE
Anjeneyan has ceased to be CS, Tata Steel
Ltd
A Anjeneyan has ceased to be the Company Secretary of Tata Steel Limited
.
Patel resigns as Chairman, Banco Products
(I) Limited
Vimal K Patel has resigned as Chairman of Banco Products (I) Limited.
Three Directors appointed on Board of Essar
Oil Ltd
Essar Oil Limited has appointed S V Venkatesan, Deepak Kumar Varma and
T S Narayanasami as Independent Directors of the company.
Two Addl. Directors appointed on Board of
UltraTech Cement Ltd
UltraTech Cement Limited has appointed Ms Sukanya Kripalu and Ms Renuka
Ramnath as Additional Directors of the company.
Raj appointed CS, Surana Industries Ltd
D Hem Senthil Raj has been appointed as Company Secretary of Surana
Industries Limited.
Modi resigns as CS, S.A.L. Steel Limited
Hardik Modi has resigned as Company Secretary of S.A.L. Steel Limited
Ms Paul resigns as CS, of Nakoda Ltd
Ms Anita Paul has resigned as Company Secretary of Nakoda Limited
Ranka appointed Addl. Director, 20 Microns
Ltd
20 Microns Limited has appointed Dr Ajay Ranka as an Additional Director
of the company
Khan resigns as CS, Sharon Bio-Medicine Ltd
Samsad Alam Khan has resigned as a Company Secretary of Sharon Bio-Medicine
Limited.
Ms Andhare appointed CS, Sharon Bio-Medicine
Ltd
Ms Archana Hemant Andhare has been appointed as a Company Secretary
of Sharon Bio-Medicine Limited.
Sthanunathan appointed Independent Director,
DPSC Ltd
DPSC Limited has appointed Sundareshan Sthanunathan as an Independent
Director of the company.
Ms Shroff resigns as Director, PTL Enterprises
Ltd
Ms Pallavi Shroff has resigned as Director of PTL Enterprises Limited
due to her other professional commitments
Harish resigns as Director, Future Consumer
Enterprise Ltd
Anil Harish has resigned as Director of Future Consumer Enterprise Limited.
Choudhary resigns as Director, Vardhman Special
Steels Ltd
Mukund Choudhary has resigned as a Director of Vardhman Special Steels
Limited.
Banerjee appointed Addl. Director, ATN International
Ltd
ATN International Limited has appointed Ms Krishna Banerjee as Additional
Director of the company
FORUM
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Use of having CVOs ?
What's the use of having CVOs in any organisation when entire show
is run by all powerful CMDs who are close to ministers and secretary
and they make CVOs a non entity in CPSEs...instead CVOs should have
been rightly utilised to keep a tab on CMDs...Will PM - known for his
novel ideas - can do this to improve the corrupt system...?
Ramesh
Disorganised services in GoI
Can A Srivastava clarify whether there are disorganised services in
Government of India? How a strength of more than 12,000 Officers of
CAPF of CRPF, CISF, BSF, ITBP, SSB and RPF who are successfully guarding
the borders and maintaining internal security of the country are not
an organised service.
A Ramasuri
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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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