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When nothing else inspires, History does ! (125)
A wise man will not show his hands
An observation about PM Narendra Modi !
In a big business house, topic of PM Narendra Modi came in for discussion.
One big shot remarked "Those who know Narendra Bhai now hate him
and those who do not know him love him". And there was total consensus
on the observation.
BUREAUCRACY
'Kaun banega CBI Director'? (4)
Whispers in
the corridors of power have it that S S Dayal's name is doing rounds
in the chase of Director, CBI. He is 1977 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra
cadre. Will the DGP of Congress ruled state be included in the panel
in Modi Government ?.
Panel for Director, CBI in the 1st week of Nov
It is reliably learnt that panel for Director, CBI will be constituted
in the 1st week of November.
Kumar to prematurely quit as Spl Adviser to MHA ?
K Vijay Kumar presently extending his services to the MHA as Special
Security Adviser on Naxal Affairs has proposed to quit before his tenure
comes to an end on December 31. He is former DG, CRPF.
Sanjay Gupta selected as CMD, EIL
Sanjay Gupta, Director (Commercial), EIL, has been selected for the
post of Chairman and Managing Director, Engineers India Limited (EIL)
at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on October
29, 2014. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same.
Ministries can make appointments without CVC clearance!
The new guidelines issued by the Department of Personnel and Training
(DoPT), has allowed the Ministries to appoint selected candidates for
the posts at Board level in Central Public Enterprises (CPEs) in case
Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) did not gave clearance nor did deny
within two months. They (Ministries) can proceed with the appointment
process without waiting any further.
CVC asked to give clearance within two months
Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has been asked to complete the vigilance
clearance process within two months from the date of receipt of the
vigilance profile of the candidates selected for the appointments on
board of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).
Panel for appointment of Addl Dir, ED (Delhi) soon to reach to ACC
It is reliably learnt that the shortlisted panel for the post of Additional
Director, Enforcement Directorate has reached to the ACC.
K C Suresh takes Voluntary Retirement
CISF cadre officer, K C Suresh, who served as DIG, Government Buildings
Services, has taken Voluntary Retirement to join Jindal Group of Companies
heading the security establishments at Bellary, Karnataka. J W S Khan
has succeeded him as DIG, GBS.
Why Secretary Security post in Cab Sectt vacant for a year?
A number of posts mandated for national security issues and encadred
for IPS officers have been lying vacant for reasons unkown. One such
coveted post encadred for IPS is Secretary Security, Cabinet Secretariat
which has been lying vacant since November 2013.
Anumula Gitesh Sarma accredited as High Commissioner to Vanuatu
Anumula Gitesh Sarma, presently High Commissioner of India to the Republic
of Fiji, has been concurrently accredited as the High Commissioner of
India to the Republic of Vanuatu with residence in Suva (Fiji).
Chandra is new HC to Solomon Islands
Madhava Chandra, presently High Commissioner of
India to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, has been concurrently
accredited as the High Commissioner of India to the Solomon Islands,
with residence in Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea). He is a 1979 batch
IFS officer.
Rajiv Mehrishi relieved to join as Secretary, Economic Affairs
The Government of Rajasthan has relieved Rajiv Mehrishi of cadre responsibility
enabling him to join central deputation as Secretary in the Department
of Economic Affairs, Ministry Finance. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer
of Rajasthan cadre.
Ms Yatinder Prasad posted as Principal Director, Central Region
On return from leave, Ms Yatinder Prasad has been posted as Principal
Director, Central Region in the office of CAG of India, New Delhi. She
is a 1993 batch IA&AS officer.
Pankaj Srivastava in the race for CMD, Air India
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Pankaj Srivastava is
also in the race of CMD of Air India. The GM, Commercial is on the list
of candidates to be interviewed for the post as internal candidate.
The incumbent CMD, Rohit Nandan has recently been given extension till
August 2014 or till the new appointment takes place.
Out of 31 ADG posts with RPF, only four to go to IPS
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that now Railway Protection
Force would have only four ADG posts for IPS officers. Earlier 50 percent
post of ADG was RPF cadre and 50 percent for IPS cadres. The file, proposing
the same, has been sent to Cabinet for ratification. All it has sparked
off the buzz that it would pave way for officers of CPMF cadres to claim
for a fair-share of top posts.
Four takers for IG rank post vacant with CISF
After Swaraj Bir Singh completed his tenure under central and moved
on six months leave, an IG rank post has fallen vacant with CISF. Interestingly,
four internal names are in the cue; Tosh Kr Mishra (IG, CISF in Bokaro),
Anant Kumar Singh (DIG, Ops, CISF), Shikha Goyal (DIG Pers) & Anand
Mohan (DIG, CISF, Chennai).
Sathpathy yet to get orders for Director (Prod),
NMDC
The orders of P K Sathpathy, GM, NMDC, for the appointment as Director
(Production) in National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC)
are yet to be issued by the Government of India.
Ambuj Sharma posted as Under Secretary in PMO
Ambuj Sharma has been transferred from Health & Family Welfare to
Prime Minister's Office (PMO) as Under Secretary. He is a CSS officer.
Promotion orders of Anubhav Saxena for Under Secretary cancelled
The promotion orders of Anubhav Saxena as Under Secretary, Supply Division
have been cancelled.
Promotion orders of Adolphus L as Under Secretary cancelled
The promotion orders of Adolphus L as Under Secretary, Higher Education
have been cancelled.
Delay in CVC clearance deprives Sunderasekaran
of being Director, MFL
The delay in Central Vigilance Commission's clearance has queered the
pitch of D Sundarasekaran, GM, MFL, for becoming Director (Technical),
Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL). Interestingly, Sundarasekaran was
selected by PESB on January 28, 2014 for this post, but he has not been
given CVC clearance so far. The delay has deprived him of being Director
as he is retiring in November this year.
Tripathi to join as Member (Tech), DVC on Oct 31
R P Tripathi, AGM, NTPC, will be joining as Member (Technical) in the
Board of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) on October 31, 2014.
(We said this on February 12, 2014)
Two posts of Spl DG vacant with BSF
Two posts of Special DG have been lying vacant with BSF. The position
of Special DG (Western-Sector) had fallen vacant after D K Pathak was
appointed as DG, BSF in the month of April this year whereas the post
of SDG, Eastern-Sector got vacant after B D Sharma moved to SSB.
K K Sharma to join as Director (Ope), NTPC Ltd on Nov 1
K K Sharma, ED, NTPC, will be taking over the charge as Director (Operations),
NTPC Limited on November 1, 2014.
(We said this on April 4, 2014)
A S 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)
B D Virdhi appointed Adviser, Economic & Statistics
B D Virdhi has been appointed as Adviser in the Directorate of Economic
& Statistics, DAC. He is an Indian Economic Service (IES) officer.
DoPT seeks applications for Financial Commissioner, ESIC
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications
for the post of Financial Commissioner, Employees' State Insurance Corporation
(ESIC), Delhi under the Ministry of Labour & Employment. Those willing
to apply for this post can send their applications to this Department
before one month of issuing circular of advertisement.
22 senior IRS-IT officers transferred
As many as 22 officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Income
Tax cadre have been transferred and posted at different places at Principal
Chief Commissioner/ Principal Director General and Chief Commissioner/Director
General level. Accordingly, Girish Narain Pande has been posted as PCCIT,
Lucknow while Rani Singh Nair will now be DGIT, Amin, Delhi and Deepali
Bahadur is CCIT-IV, Delhi. Similarly, Devendra Prasad Sharma has been
posted as CCIT-I, Pune; Ashok Kumar Sinha as CCIT-II, Delhi; Ashwani
Kumar Mehta as DGIT Logistics, Delhi; Amarendra Kumar Tewary as CCIT-VI,
Delhi; Gunjan Misra as DGIT, NADT, Nagpur; Ram,inder Kaushal as CCIT-VI,
Mumbai; Bheru Pratap Jain as CCIT, Udaipur; Balbir Verma as CCIT-VII,
Delhi; Kailash Chandra Jain as DGIT L&R Delhi; Lal Ratnakar Singh
as CCIT-II, Pune; Shailendra Handa as CCIT-II, Ahmedabad; Arbind Modi
as DGIT Risk Assessment, Delhi; Bajrang Dass Vishnoi as DGIT Investigation,
Jaipur; P K Sharma as CCIT, Jodhpur; Ramesh Chandra Mishra as CCIT-I,
Mumbai; Jayasankar Talava as GCIT-I, Chennai; Indala A Suresh Babu as
CCIT-I Hyderabad; Raj Kumar as CCIT, Jaipur and C L Denzongpa was made
CCIT-I, Kolkata.
Arvind Mayaram posted as Secretary, Minority
Affairs (UPDATED)
Orders of Arvind Mayaram as Secretary, Tourism have been cancelled and
now posted as Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs. He is a 1978
batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
Dr Lalit K Panwar appointed as Secretary, Tourism
(UPDATED)
Dr Lalit K Panwar has been appointed as Secretary, Tourism in Government
of India. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
Ratan P Watal gets additional charge of Secretary, Economic Affairs
(UPDATED)
Ratan P Watal has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Department
of Economic Affairs. He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.
Ms Archana Mittal posted as Director, Housing and Urban Poverty
(UPDATED)
Ms Archana Mittal has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of
Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation. She is a 1997 batch IRSME officer.
Gaurav Agarwal appointed as Director, Youth Affairs & Sports
(UPDATED)
Gaurav Agarwal has been posted as Director in the Department of Youth
Affairs & Sports. He is a 1995 batch IRSME Officer.
COS today for appointment of members, CBDT
(UPDATED)
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that Committee of Secretaries
is meeting today to decide on the appointment of Members, CBDT. Four
post of Members have been lying vacant for weeks and months and the
fifth post is all set to be vacant on October 31 with the retire of
K V Chaudhary, the incumbent Chairperson, CBDT. As many as four Members
are expected to be named today.
Prakash Mishra has clean road ahead for promotion
or posting (UPDATED)
Odisha High Court has set aside the hindrance caused to Prakash Mishra
for any future posting or promotion. Odisha Govt had lodged a vigilance
case against Mishra, former DGP Odisha, after he had joined as the Govt
of India as Special Secretary Internal Secretary, MHA. The 1977 batch
IPS officer of Odisha cadre, has now a clean road ahead for any posting
or promotion. High Court orders comes as a relief to Mishra as the Centre
is set to meet to decide on the appointment of the next CBI Chief.
Vigilance awareness week held in HUDCO (UPDATED)
Dr M Ravi Kanth, CMD, HUDCO, has taken the pledge on the occasion of
Vigilance Awareness Week in compliance of Central Vigilance Commission
(CVC)'s directions. The messages received from President of India, Vice
President of India, Prime Minister of India and Central Vigilance Commissioner
were read. On this occasion, senior officials from HUDCO, PRK, Naidu,
IPS, CVO, Dr M Ravikanth, CMD, N L Manjoka, Director Corporate Planning
and A K Kaushik, Director Finance were present.
Anil Raj Kumar appointed as Jt Development
Commissioner, Handlooms (UPDATED)
Anil Raj Kumar has been appointed as Joint Development Commissioner
(Handlooms) at Director level. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of Uttar
Pradesh cadre.
19 IRS-IT officers assigned additional charges
(UPDATED)
As many as 19 Indian Revenue Services officers of Income Tax cadre have
been assigned additional charge. Accordingly, Amarendra Kumar Tewary
has been assigned aditional charge as DGIT (Investigation), Bhopal while
C L Denzongpa was been given additional charge as CCIT, Guwahati and
Shabri Bhattasali as CCIT, Surat. Similarly, Dinesh Kumar Gupta is assigned
additional charge as CCIT-III, Kolkata and CCIT, Jalpaoguri; Syed Muhammad
Sharaf as CCIT-II, Kolkata; Sushil Kumar Sahai as CCIT, Hubli; Nathan
Raul as CCIT-XI, Kolkata and CCIT, Shillong; Indla Suresh Babu as CCIT-II
& III, Hyderabad; Gunjan Mishra as CCIT, Nagpur; Jayashankar Talava
as DGIT (Investigation), Chennai; Pawan Kumar Vatsyayan as CCIT, Trichy;
Rekha Goel as CCIT, Dehradun; Fakir Mohan Mohanty as CCIT-II, Mumbai;
Raghu Pervela as CCIT, Vishakhapatnam; Pradeep R Sethi as CCIT-III,
Chennai; Nishi Singh as CCIT, Amritsar; Sushil Kumar Sahai as CCIT-II,
Banglore and Deepali Bahadur as CCIT, Kanpur.
3 IRS-IT officers shifted locally
(UPDATED)
Three Indian Revenue Services officers of Income Tax cadre have locally
been shifted. Accordingly, Nutan Sharma has been shifted as CCIT-XI,
Delhi while Lal Rinawma Ralte is shifted as DGIT (HRD), Delhi and Sushil
Kumar Sahai as CCIT-I, Bangalore.
Venkaiah Chowdary Chirumamilla appointed as
OSD to CM, AP (UPDATED)
Venkaiah Chowdary Chirumamilla has been appointed as Officer
on Special Duty to Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He is a 2005 batch
IRS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Three CSS officers get postings in GoI
(UPDATED)
Three CSS officers have been given postings in Government of India.
Accordingly, Rekha Sharma has been posted as Under Secretary, Revenue
after return from deputation while Jasvinder Singh was transferred to
Panchayat Raj and Santosh Kumar posted as Under Secretary, Registrar
General of India.
15 CSS officers promoted to Under Secretary
grade (UPDATED)
As many as 15 officers of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) have been
promoted to the grade of Under Secretary. They include: Sunil Kumar,
Manoj Kumar Jangir, Abhimanyu Kumar Manish, Rajnish Kumar Jha, Shashi
Shekhar Singh, Om Prakash Joshi, Mahesh Kumar Kashyap, Sudhanshu Kumar
Pandey, Dharm Prakash Sanjeev Thapliyal, Shukdev Sah, Mukesh Rai, Sabiel
Kindo, Manoj Kumar and Vijay Soni.
CORPORATE
Jouet appointed Chairman, CMI FPE Ltd
CMI FPE Ltd has appointed Jean Jouet as the Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the company
Dave to be MD, Explicit Finance Ltd
The Board of Explicit Finance Ltd is to appoint Ms Swati Dave as Managing
Director of the company
Tulankar resigns as Director, Alembic Ltd
Ashok Tulankar has resigned as Director of Alembic Ltd w.e.f. October
31, 2014
Shah resigns as Independent Director, Panasonic
Energy India Company Ltd
P P Shah has resigned as an Independent Director of Panasonic Energy
India Company Ltd w.e.f. September 30, 2014.
Jain resigns as CS, Mawana Sugars Ltd
Naveen Jain has resigned as Company Secretary of Mawana Sugars Ltd.
Chowdhary appointed CS, Mawana Sugars Ltd
Ms Payal Chowdhary has been appointed as Company Secretary of Mawana
Sugars Ltd
Gupta resigns as CS, of Palsoft Infosystems
Ltd
Ms Payal Gupta has resigned as Company Secretary of Palsoft Infosystems
Ltd w.e.f. October 29, 2014
Patel to be CS, AVI Photochem Ltd
The Board of AVI Photochem Ltd is to appoint Bhavna Patel as a Company
Secretary of the company.
Three Independent Directors appointed on Board
of KSE Ltd
KSE Ltd has appointed K P John, Jose Paul Thaliyath and Joseph Xaiver
as Independent Directors of the company.
Patel to be appointed Director, Suraj Ltd
The Board of Suraj Ltd is to appoint Ms. Shilpa M Patel as Director
of the company
FORUM
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Problems of staff on deputation
Through "Whisper", we want to solve the zbasis in Airports
Economic Regulatory Authority of India under Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Senior officers of Ministry of Civil Aviation should have to check organization.
Use of abusive language, torture, misbehaviour with deputation staff
by AAI staff is increasing day by day. Senior officers don't listen
to the problems of deputation staff and always take side of AAI staff
on loan basis in AERA.
Staff of AERA
Don't increase the retirement age
Already India is having unemployment problem. They should not increase
the retirement age now. If they are really scientist, they can get some
post in private universities and can do work or they can get emeritus
scientist from UGC/ cSIR and do the science.
K Iyer
Bringing change in the functional efficiency
I completely agree with what has been said. Since, the facts have been
highlighted by former bureaucrat himself, it adds a sense of trust to
the readers. Further, it is high time that the selfish and pliant babus
with malafide intent (quid-pro-quo) be kept at bay and lateral entry
of eminent and outstanding persons, of course with proven integrity,
from private sector as well, with domain knowledge be inducted into
govt / PSU/ financial institutions. This would certainly bring change
in the functional efficiency of the institutions besides checking the
institutionalized corruption at all levels owing to active connivance
of bureaucracy and politicians. However, this should also be extended
to important Ministries / Departments of the Govt where domain expertise
is of paramount importance.
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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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