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Whispersinthecorridors.com is highly informative.
P S Bhattacharjee
POLITICS
When nothing else inspires, History does !
(112)
We cannot deny that power is a factor in world politics any more than
we can deny its existence as a factor in national politics. But we in
a democratic world ,as in a democratic nation ,power must be linked
with responsibility, and obliged to defend and justify itself within
the framework of the general good.
Who finished Congress ?
Few intellectuals have a feeling that in reality the RTI finished the
Congress Party. And the reason attributed by the Congressmen for battering
the party received in the Lok Sabha election, it is the role played
by the Central Information Commission during Satyanand Mishra 's tenure
when RTI activists had a field day forcing a spate of disclosures on
scams which had been merely under wraps in UPA Government .
BUREAUCRACY
NTRO Chairman on his way out ?
Grapevine has it that, Alhad G Apte, Chairman, National Technical Research
Organisation (NTRO) is on his way out.
Will Tony Mathur succeed Apte ?
In case Alhad G. Apte. Chairman, National Technical Research Organisation
(NTRO) goes Chairman of the ARC Tony Mathur is likely to succeed him.
Seema Gupta to be CEO of Lok Sabha TV
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
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.
Things at standstill in MEA
Things are at a standstill in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)
. There has been no meeting of the Foreign Service Board.
Over five hundred files in HRD Ministry lying unattended ?
Over five hundred files are reportedly lying in the HRD Ministry for
clearance of the Minister.
Minister and Secretary not on talking terms ?
There is a Ministry in Shashtri Bhawan where the Minister and his Secretary
are not even in talking terms. Guess the names.
Dr Soma Das goes on inter-cadre deputation to West Bengal
An inter-cadre deputation of Dr Soma Das from Chhattisgarh to West Bengal
cadre has been approved for a period of two years with effect from October
10, 2014. Dr Das is a 2002 batch IFS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.
Mrs Kumar appointed Financial Commissioner, Railways
Mrs Rajalakshmi Ravi Kumar, who is presently Director General, National
Academy of Indian Railways, has been posted as Financial Commissioner
Railways. She is an IRAS officer.
Mukhopadhyay yet to be relieved for Member (Secy), DVC
Ministry of Railways is yet to relieve P K Mukhopadhyay of the charge
as Director (Production), Braithwaite, for joining another PSU as Member
Secretary, Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC).
Orders of Dr Rao for Director (Comm), NMDC issued
The orders of Dr T R K Rao for the appointment as Director (Commercial)
in National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC) have been
issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on February 24, 2014)
Dr Bedi joins as JS, School Education & Autonomous Body
Dr Satbir Silas Bedi has taken over the charge as Joint Secretary, School
Education and Autonomous Bodies in the Ministry of Human Resources Development
(HRD). She is a 1986 batch IAS officer of AGMU cadre.
Ms Upadhayay appointed as Internal Financial Advisor, ITBP
Ms Nishtha Upadhayay has been appointed as Internal Financial Advisor,
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Delhi under the Ministry of Home
Affairs. She is a 1999 batch IDAS officer.
Post of Topno as PS to PM upgraded to JS level
The post of Rajeev Topno as Private Secretary to Prime Minister has
been upgraded to the Joint Secretary level. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer
of Gujarat cadre.
Tenure of NBCFDC MD Naqvi ends on Oct 31
The tenure of A A Naqvi as Managing Director, National Backward Classes
Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC) is coming to an end on
October 31, 2014. Arvind Kathuria, GM, NBCFDC, is expected to succeed
him on November 1, 2014.
Sharma accredited as Ambassador to Republic of Estonia
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).
Sahay posted as Director, Traffic Transport in Railway Board
Neeraj Sahay has been posted as Director, Traffic Transport (Punctuality),
Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.
Why orders of Goswami for Director (Fin), HPCL delayed?
Why the orders of Palash Goswami, GM, HCL, for the appointment as Director
(Finance), Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPCL) are being delayed
despite the post lying vacant since October 2013?
Functioning of four PSU banks sans Chairman and MD
As many as four PSU banks are functioning without a Chairman and an
MD.
Simhambhatla likely to return to parent cadre
Rao Kameshwara Simhambhatla, Joint Secretary, Health and Family Welfare,
is expected to return to his parent cadre. Rao is a 1984 batch officer
of Indian Information Service.
J P Gupta to be Judge of Madhya Pradesh H C ?
District Judge in Ujjain J P Gupta is likely to be appointed Judge of
the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
Rao to join as Director (Ope), ONGC OVL on Nov 1
P K Rao, GGM, ONGC, will be joining as Director (Operations), ONGC Videsh
Limited (OVL) on November 1, 2014.
PESB soon to advertise the vacancy for Director (Tech) CCL
It is reliably learnt that Public Enterprises Selection Board is all
set to advertise the vacancy for the post of Director (Tech) Central
Coalfields Limited. The post has been lying after T K Nag completed
his tenure as Director (Tech).
Two posts of Inspector General in BPR&D vacant
Two posts of Inspector General, Bureau of Police Research and Development
(BPR&D), have been lying vacant.
Suresh Puri to join as CVO, CPSE
Suresh Puri is expected to join central deputation at Director level
as a Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), Central Public Sector Enterprises(CPSE).
He is a 1989 batch ITS officer.
Ms Verma to join central deputation !
Ms Tilotama Verma is expected to join central deputation at Inspector
General level post. She is a 1990 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh
cadre.
Musa to join central deputation !
Abhishek Musa is expected to join central deputation at Deputy Secretary/Director
level in Government of India. He is a 1996 batch Indian Telecom Service
officer.
Mrs Madhusmitra gets pre-mature repatriation,
posted to NR (UPDATED)
On pre-mature repatriation from DFCCIL, Mrs Madhusmita Patra has been
posted in the cadre of Northern Railway. She is an IRTS officer.
Anand Jha posted as CCIT in PCCIT office,
Delhi Region (UPDATED)
Upon return from deputation, Anand Jha has been posted as Commissioner
of Income Tax in the office of Principal CCIT (CCA), Delhi Region.
Tenure of Mrs Kavitha Kestur as CVO, BEML
extended (UPDATED)
The central deputation tenure of Mrs Kavitha Kestur as Chief Vigilance
Officer in Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) has been extended for
a period of two years. She is a 1985 batch IA&AS officer.
NBCC to build Rashtrapti Bhawan Museum
(UPDATED)
President of India, Pranab Mukherjee; Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban
Development; Mrs Omita Paul, Secretary to the President; Shankar Aggarwal,
Secretary, MoUD; Dr Thomas Mathew, Additional Secretary to President;
Dr. Anoop Kumar Mittal, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, NBCC and other
senior officials of NBCC posed for a photograph after laying of the
foundation stone of Rashtrapati Museum, Phase-II by President on October
7, 2014. NBCC has been entrusted with the construction work of Rashtrapati
Bhawan Museum, Phase -II at a cost of Rs 60 Crore. It needs to be mentioned
here that NBCC has not only been executing and implementing civil engineering
projects of diverse nature, all across the country and abroad but, it
has also earned a niche for itself in reconstruction, restoration, renovation
and up-gradation of India's Heritage Buildings. To name a few, apart
from recent renovation and up-gradation of Indian Museum located at
Kolkata, Victoria Memorial in Kolkata and other heritage buildings in
Delhi & Mumbai are also being renovated by NBCC.
Anil Kumar Khachi appointed as CVO, FCI (UPDATED)
Anil Kumar Khachi has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in Food
Corporation of India (FCI), Delhi under the Department of Food &
Public Distribution. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh
cadre.
Dr Nidhi Pandey goes on inter cadre deputation
to Uttarakhand (UPDATED)
An inter cadre depution of Dr Nidhi Pandey from Maharashtra to Uttarakhand
has been approved for a period of two years. Dr Pandey is a 2001 batch
IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
Reshuffle of IAS officers in UP (UPDATED)
As many as 13 officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
have been transferred and posted at different places in Uttar Pradesh.
Accordingly, Shailesh Krishna has been assigned additional charge of
Principal Secretry, Cooperative and MD Cooperative Committees while
Surendra Kumar will be District Magistrate, Siddharthnagar and Ms Nidhi
Keswarwani was made DM, Ata. Besides, Mrs B Chandrakala has been appointed
as DM, Bulandshahar; Rajesh Kumar as DM, Mathura; Anuj Kumar Jha as
DM, Kannauj; Mrs Selva Kumar J kept on waiting; Santosh Kumar Roy will
remain present posting; Chandrapal Singh kept on waiting; Narendra Singh
Patel as DM, Gajipur; Chandrakant Pandey as DM, Mau.
CORPORATE
Goyal appointed Whole-time Director, SRS Ltd
SRS Limited has appointed Naresh Kumar Goyal as Whole-time Director
of the Company.
Ms Gupta appointed Independent Director, SRS
Ltd
Ms Divya Gupta has been appointed as an Independent Director of SRS
Limited.
Two Addl. Directors appointed on Board of
Lanco Infratech Ltd
Lanco Infratech Ltd has appointed Ramunni Menon Premkumar and Prakash
P Mallya as Additional Directors of the company.
Mrs Laukkanen appointed Addl. Director, Magma
Fincorp Ltd
Magma Fincorp Ltd has appointed Ms Ritva Laukkanen, who is nominee of
International Finance Corporation as an Additional Director of the company
.
Mrs Vyas appointed Independent Director, Phoenix
Mills Ltd
Phoenix Mills Ltd has appointed Ms Shweta Vyas as an Independent Non
Executive Director of the company.
Parekh appointed Addl. Director, Deep Industries
Ltd
Deep Industries Ltd has appointed Sanjay Parekh as an Additional Director
of the company.
Ms Jain resigns as CS, Ranjit Securities Ltd
Ms Surbhi Jain has resigned as Company Secretary of Ranjit Securities
Ltd.
Somayajula appointed CS, Color Chips (India)
Ltd
Color Chips (India) Ltd has appointed G Somayajula as Company Secretary
of the company.
Ms Kotwal appointed Independent Director,
Hitech Plast Ltd
Hitech Plast Limited has appointed Ms Gool Kotwal as an Independent
Director of the company.
FORUM
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Prime Minister 's approach towards non IAS engineering services
cadres
It is good that worthy PM has himself taken initiative to promote
non-IAS officers also.
There are many engineering services like Indian Telecom Services where
even 87 batch has not been promoted to SAG in the days in which telecom
and digital India is the talk of the town. Prime minister must make
a system where all Central services must be bring at par with IAS so
that they can deliver more effectively.
There is no doubt that Central services (engineering) or general are
delivering better than these IAS . It can be seen from the services
provided by state governments or by central government departments/PSU's.
Services of Central government departments /PSU's like Railways, BSNL
are far better than IAS run state government departments. However we
cannot compare BSNL or railways with private players as legacy of government
system do not allow them to deliver at that level. But still things
has scope for improvement if services conditions of other services are
also improved and officers are motivated.
Ravinder Kumar
Who would bell the cat ?
Installing GPS in all staff cars is a very good suggestion. But who
would bell the cat? It is common knowledge that official vehicles are
grossly misused by all officers right from Secretary to JS. IN some
ministries, regular drivers are made to sit without the staff car allotted
to them. Meanwhile, the staff cars are allotted to drivers who are recruited
on outsource basis. Because it is common knowledge that drivers so recruited
i.e. on outsource basis will not open their mouth. They get more amount
as OTA. Regular drivers would not toe the line of their officers. This
is being done by Financial Advisors in some ministries - who are supposed
to be a role model for such things - whose job it is to ensure that
Government money is not wasted. Is it that they do not know that regular
drivers are idle? Not believable. For all this, the officers claim that
they do not get transportation allowance. Instead, they make use of
the vehicle for more than 60 - 70,000 Rs a month. Use the staff cars
on Saturdays and Sundays and other national holidays also. If the OTA
and depreciation of the vehicle is also taken into account, the amount
is much more. Almost all officers who use staff car vehicles exceed
the stipulation of petrol laid down by Ministry of finance. No punishment
for them. I wish that PM Modi is apprised of this situation and some
stricter norms are laid down for these officers. The amount of excess
petrol (more than what is laid down by Ministry of Finance)should be
charged for from the pay of officers. They should give at least one
day off to the driver.
A Staff car Driver
Don't make service an issue
So let us not make service an issue. Real issue is that merit and
performance should not be ignored and there should be no premium or
incentive for dishonesty, demerit and non-performance...on the other
hand these should be condemned without hesitation.
Suresh Kumar
Unbiased administration
Point on unbiased administration is well taken!! It should apply everywhere
Sangita C
Way the work in Income Tax is being done?
Each person to his home state. Is this the way the work in income tax
is being done?
V N Junni
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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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