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POLITICS
When nothing else inspires, History does !
(122)
People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships
are made.
No corruption less than 1000 crores
Political and bureaucratic circles in Delhi feel that corruption cannot
be stopped but one thing is certain in Modi Government Corruption will
not be less than Rs1000 crores.
Gaurav Wahi appointed as Group Communications Chief of JSPL
Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) has appointed Gaurav Wahi as Group
Communications Head. Wahi will lead the Corporate Communications department
of the steelmaker in addition to his existing responsibilities with
the Corporate Affairs function.
BUREAUCRACY
'Kaun banega CBI Director'? (1)
With the fast
approaching date of completion of tenure of Ranjit Sinha as CBI Chief
the buzz have started gaining momentum as who would be the prospective
IPS officers for the coveted position. The new regime at centre and
quite approach of Modi's administration has together made the matter
interesting.
Four new Members of CBDT ?
Four new Members in the CBDT are being appointed soon. They reportedly
are N Ray, Atulesh Jindal, A K Nigam and Rani Singh Nair.
Singhal to be DGP of Haryana ?
Yashpal Singhal is likely to be appointed new DGP of Haryana. 1983 batch
IPS officer Singhal is presently DG Jails in the state.
Haryana CS to continue till November 30
Haryana Chief Secretary Ms Shakuntla Jakhu, who is on a two-month extension
till November 30, will continue for one month. She is 1978 batch IAS
officer.
Will Gupta succeed Khandelwal as PS to CM?
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Rajan Kumar Gupta may
be appointed as Principal Secretary to newly sworn-in CM of Haryana,
Manohar Lal Khattar. If the buzz becomes true Gupta will succeed K K
Khandelwal as new PS to CM of Haryana. Gupta is 1993 batch IAS officer
who is presently serving as Additional Chief Secretary, Dept of Finance
& Planning. Keep guessing other prospective name too.
Hayat gets additional charge of CVO, PTC
It is reliably learnt that Parvez Hayat has been assigned with the additional
charge of CVO, Power Trading Corporation. The 1984 batch IPS officer
of Jharkhand cadre is presently serving as CVO, Power Grid Corporation
with additional charge of CVO, National Hydro Power Corporation.
Four internal candidates in race for CMD, Air India
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that as many as four internal
candidates are in the race of CMD, Air India. The incumbent CMD Rohit
Nandan has freshly been given extension in deputation tenure till August
2015 or till the appointment for new CMD takes place.
Vivek Gogia tipped to move from Delhi Police ?
Whispers has been doing round the corners that Vivek Gogia is expected
to move from Delhi Police. The 1991 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre
has been serving in the Delhi Police as Joint Commissioner of Police.
Tyagi to take charge in DEA today
As the grapevine has it Ajay Tyagi is supposed to take charge today
as Additional Secretary, Dept of Economic Affairs. Reportedly, he was
relieved from the Dept of Environment & Forest and Climate Change
where he served as JS. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh
cadre.
Will Ms Usha Titus move from Finance Ministry
?
After Arvind Mayaram's departure from the Finance Ministry, will Modi
Government also move Joint Secretary, Ms Usha Titus (IAS 1993). One
can only wait and watch.
Munnikrishnan appointed as Member (Tech), Power Tribunal
T Munnikrishnan has freshly been appointed as Member (Technical), Power
Tribunal. Presently Munnikrishnan is serving as Member, Jharkhand State
Electricity Regulatory Commission.
Selection interview for CMD, ECL on Oct 28
PESB is all set to conduct the selection interview for the coveted position
of CMD, Eastern Coalfields Limited on October 28. Rakesh Sinha, the
incumbent CMD, is scheduled to retire on May 31 next year.
PESB invites applications for Director (Fin), PDIL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications
for the post of Director (Finance), Project Development India Limited
(PDIL) fell vacant on October 1, 2014. Those willing to apply
can send their applications to the PESB before December 4, 2014.
Mitra to join as Director (Shipbuilding),
HSL on Nov 1
A S Mitra will be joining as Director (Shipbuilding), Hindustan Shipyard
Limited (HSL) on November 1, 2014.
(We said this on April 3, 2014)
Tenure of Sahay as CMD, HECL ends on Dec 31
The additional charge tenure of Vishvajit Sahay as Chairman and Managing
Director, Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited (HECL) is coming to
an end on December 31, 2014. Sahay is a 1990 batch officer of Indian
Defence Account Service. Avijit Ghosh, Director (Mining), HCL, is expected
to succeed him in January.
Post of JS in National Intelligence Grid falling vacant in Oct
The post of Joint Secretary is falling vacant in National Intelligence
Grid in October, 2014.
Susheel Kumar appointed PS to Rao
Former Dy Secretary Home Susheel Kumar has been appointed PS to R S
Rao, Chairman of MPs Committee on violation of protocol norms and contentious
behavior of Government officers with Members of Lok Sabha.
Rear Admiral Atul Kumar is new Chief of Southern
Naval Command
Rear Admiral Atul Kumar Jain has taken over as Chief of Staff of Southern
Naval Command .He has succeeded Rear Admiral M S Pawar, who is appointed
as the Flag Officer, Maharashtra and Gujarat area (FOMAG).
Major reshuffle of IPS officers in Telangana
As many as 37 officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) have
been transferred and posted at different places in Telangana. Accordingly,
Ravi Gupta has been appointed as IGP, Home Guards, Railways while Sandeep
Shandilya will now be IGP, Organisation & Police Reforms and Naveen
Chand is IGP Warangal region with additional charge of IGP Hyderabad
region. Similarly, Rajiv Ratan has been appointed as IGP Training; K
V R N Reddy is attached to the DGP office; Y Nagi Reddy as Joint CP,
Special Branch, Hyderabad City; Sanjay Kumar Jain as DIG, Provisioning
& Logistics in DGP office; N Suryanarayana as DIG, Law & Order;
B Malla Reddy as DIG Warangal range with additional charge of DIG, Karimnagar
range; R Bheema Naik as DIG, PCR Cell, CID; Dr M Kantha Rao attached
to DGP office; Y Gangadhar as DIG, Hyderabad range with additional charge
of DIG, Nizamabad range; T V Shashidhar Reddy as Jt CP Cyberabad with
additional charge of DCP, Shamshabad zone, Cybeerabad; Amber Kishore
Jha as SP, Warangal Rural; Mrs R Rama Rajeshwar as DCP, Malkajgiri zone,
Cyberabad;G Sudheer Babu as DCP, North Zone, Hyderabad; L S Chauhan
as DCP, Traffic-I, Hyderabad City; Shahnawaz Qasim as SP, Khammam district;
Dr V Ravinder as DCP, East Zone, Hyderbad City; Dr Tarun Joshi as DCP,
Central Zone, Hyderabad City; V B Kamalasan Reddy as SP, Adilabad; Mrs
B Sumathi as SP Medak with addtional charge of S P Ranga Reddy District;
A Venkateswara Rao as DCP, West Zone, Hyderabad City; V Satyanarayana
as DCP, South Zone, Hyderabad; Sarvashresth Tripathi attached to DGP
office; P Viswa Prasad as SP, Mahabubnagar district; D Nagendra Kumar
attached to DGP office; Mrs B Rajakumari attached to DGP office; L K
V Ranga Rao attached to DGP office; K Koteshwara Rao attached to DGP
office; A R Srinivas attached to DGP office; G Palu Raju attached to
DGP office; K Ramesh Naidu attached to DGP office; A V Ranganath posted
as DCP, Traffic-II, Hyderabad City; S Syamsunder attached to DGP, Mrs
R Jaya Laksmi attached to DGP office and Mrs Shemushi Bajpai has also
been attached to DGP office.
Mukhopadhyay joins as Member (Secy), DVC (UPDATED)
P K Mukhopadhyay, Director (Production), Braithwaite, has taken over
the charge as Member (Secretary) in the Board of Damodar Valley Corporation
(DVC).
(We said this on May 15, 2014)
Dr Sandeep Saxena appointed as Chief Electoral
Officer in TN (UPDATED)
Dr Sandeep Saxena has been appointed as Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)
in Tamil Nadu after the consultation with Election Commission of India.
He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
S Ramaswamy empanelled as Joint Secretary
in GoI (UPDATED)
S Ramaswamy has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent
posts in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand
cadre.
James Verghese empanelled as Joint Secretary
in GoI (UPDATED)
James Verghese has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or
equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer
of Kerala cadre.
4 IPS officers shifted in Haryana (UPDATED)
Four officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) have been transferred
and posted at different places in Haryana. Accordingly, Y Puran Kumar
has been appointed as Commandant 1st Battalion while Satayendra Gupta
will be new SP Hissar and Ashwini was made SP, Bhiwani. Besides, Simardeep
has been appointed as S P Kurukshetra.
D S Rana takes charge as Director (Infra),
DFCCIL (UPDATED)
D S Rana, CPM, DFCCIL, has assumed the charge as Director (Infrastructure),
Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL).
(We said this on May 1, 2014)
Ms Niva Singh appointed as Director (Fin),
Railway Board (UPDATED)
Ms Niva Singh, Northern Railway, has been transferred to Railway Board
and posted as Executive Director, Finance (Expenditure), Railway Board.
She is an IRAS officer.
Mrs Poonam Khaira Sidhu appointed as CIT in
PCCIT office (UPDATED)
Upon return from study leave, Mrs Poonam Khaira Sidhu has been appointed
as CIT (OSD) in the office of Principal CCIT (CCA), Delhi region.
CORPORATE
Rao appointed Part-time Director, CONCOR
N Madhusudana Rao has been appointed as Part-time Government Director
of Container Corporation of India Ltd (CONCOR).
Ramesh appointed Chairman, Nile Ltd
Nile Ltd has appointed V Ramesh who is currently Managing Director as
the Chairman of the company.
Two Independent directors cease to be on Board
of Farmax India Ltd
Indukuri Srinivas Raju and Omkaraeshwar Gangaboina have resigned as
Independent directors of Farmax India Ltd.
Three Directors appointed on Board of BoI
Neeraj Bhatia, D Harish and Sanjiv Kumar Arora have been appointed as
Directors on the Board of Directors of Bank of India ( BoI).
Nair resigns as Non-Executive Director, VST
Industries Ltd
Asha Nair who was representing General Insurers' (Public Sector) Association
of India member companies have resigned as Non Executive Director on
the Board of Directors of VST Industries Ltd .
Tanawade to be CS, Goenka Diamond & Jewels Ltd
The Board of Goenka Diamond & Jewels Ltd is to appoint Kundan Tanawade
as Company Secretary of the company.
Gangadharan appointed GM, Four Points by Sheraton
Pune
Vijayan Gangadharan has been appointed as General Manager of Four Points
by Sheraton Pune.
Balakrishnan quits as MD & CEO, Adecco
India
Sudhakar Balakrishnan has resigned as Managing Director and Chief Executive
Officer of Adecco India.
FORUM
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Ban purchases
Purchasing Govt. Calendars and Diaries by Statutory/PSUs/Autonomous
Bodies should be banned.
Sunil
Centralise promotion and transfers of Upper Division Clerks
Promotion and transfer of Upper Division Clerks of Statutory Bodies
and Autonomous Bodies should be Centralized like UDCs of Ministries.
They also join the department through Staff selection Commission. Why
they suffer? In these departments get promotion after 20-22 years and
till their retirement only one promotion
Jadhav
Human Resources Auditing
All of us want efficient governance and delivery systems, but has
the government been thinking about the human and financial resources
crunch which exists. They too are responsible for sub-optimal performance
of the larger bureaucracy.
The government should provide enough men on ground and then start on
ambitious efficiency drive. Otherwise, service delivery will remain
sloppy.
SKV
Good choice for CBDT Chairperson
A very competent and honest officer, with great qualities of efficiency
& effectiveness.
RC
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Addition and deletion of names in the agreed list
Applicant sought information as to how his name was put on the
agreed list and how was it removed. The First Appellate Authority
(FAA) directed the PIO to furnish relevant documents after duly
suppressing the identity of complaint(s)/official(s). The Public
Information Officer (PIO) filed an appeal against the FAA order.
The Central Information Commission (CIC) observed that the Agreed
List is admittedly a confidential information, rather a critically
confidential information, held by the public authority in its
role as a third party within the provisions of Section 124 of
the Indian Evidence Act. The CIC held that confidentiality of
the Agreed List is critical for the success of the management
decisions about key assignments to its employees, lest for want
of reflection on the background, character and conduct of specific
officers, management hands over sensitive assignments into undeserving
hands whose actions may be injurious both to the public authority
as well as to the public interest. The CIC upheld the denial of
information by the PIO.
Comments
In the case of Sudesh Kumar v. Customs & Central Excise in
Appeal No.CIC/AT/A/2007/00229, the CIC had ruled that "Agreed
List" are not disclosable. After a person's name has been
deleted from the agreed list, there would be little ground to
deny information to the concerned person.
Citation: Shri Satish Kumar v. Mumbai
Port Trust in F. No. CIC/SS/A/2013/001040-YA
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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