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POLITICS
When nothing else inspires, History does
! (51)
Every little thing counts in a crisis.
Vitamin "P"
Have you heard about a new Vitamin ? In fact this Vitamin "P"
is made only for politicians. It means
"Power".
DEBATE
What is the character of Narendra Modi
?
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi becoming the third most followed
world leader on Twitter, next only to US President Barack Obama and
the Pope, he is being discussed everywhere so much so that people have
started comparing him with world leaders of the past. "Is Modi
Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, Roosevelt or Churchill" ?
What is your opinion
? Mail it to mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com
BUREAUCRACY
History created - Chief Secretaries of four
States joining on Aug 1
It is perhaps rare when Chief Secretaries of four States viz. Haryana,
Orissa, Tripura and Maharashtra assumed office on the same day - on
August 1, 2014.
Swadheen Kshatriya joins as new Chief Secretary of Maharashtra
Swadheen S Kshatriya has taken over the charge as new Chief Secretary
of Maharashtra. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
(We said this on July 31, 2014)
Gokul Chandra Pati assumes charge as Chief Secretary, Orissa
Gokul Chandra Pati has taken over the charge as Chief Secretary of Orissa.
He is a 1978 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.
(We said this on July 4)
Kameswara Rao takes charge as Chief Secretary, Tripura
G Kameswara Rao has assumed the charge as Chief Secretary of Tripura.
He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre. Earlier the name
of Pravin Srivastava was in circulation.
(We said this on July 29, 2014)
Mrs Shakuntla Jakhu takes over as Chief Secretary,
Haryana
Mrs Shakuntla Jakhu has taken over the charge as new Chief Secretary
of Haryana. She is a 1978 batch IAS officer.
(We said this on July 30, 2014)
K V Chowdary joins as Chairman, CBDT
K V Chowdary has taken over the charge as Chairman, Central Board of
Direct Taxes (CBDT). He is an IRS-IT officer.
(We said this on May 1, 2014)
Navin Soi empanelled as Joint Secretary in
GoI
Navin Soi has been empanelled for the posts of Joint Secretary in Government
of India. He is an officer of Central Secretariat Service (CSS).
Orders of Girish Kumar Mishra for joining MP
cadre issued
The Government of Bihar has issued orders of Girish Kumar Mishra for
the transfer of cadre from Bihar to Madhya Pradesh. He is a 2013 batch
IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
The 160 kmph drama
Over 250 RPF personnel were deployed and 62 trains detained for the
160 kmph trial run (peak not average speed) between Delhi and Agra conducted
recently by the railways. It is evident that the railway is not prepared
for even this speed, infrastructure or capacity wise and it would take
years to reach there. The extent to which top railway bureaucrats would
go to impress or take for a ride even the PM of the country is indeed
amazing.
D D Misra takes over as Director (HR), ONGC
Desh Deepak Misra has taken over the charge as the Director (Human Resource),
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC).
(We said this on Feb 7, 2014.)
Zothankhuma relieved to join Govt of Mizoram
The Government of Delhi has relieved Zothankhuma of its territory enabling
him to join the Governemnt of Mizoram. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer
of AGMUT cadre.
Lalhmingthanga relieved to join Govt of Mizoram
The Governemnt of Delhi has relieved Lalhmingthanga of its territory
enabling to join the Government of Mizoram. Lalhmingthanga is a 2002
batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.
Ganesan is CS & CFO in MADC
K Ganesan has been appointed as CS & CFO in Maharashtra Airport
Development Company Ltd a PSU under Govt of Maharashtra.
CBEC Budget Member, Srivastava gets additional
charge
Kaushal Srivastava, Member (Budget), CBEC, has been assigned additional
charge of Computerization and Vigilance matters in CBEC.
Ms Ajanta Dayalan appointed Dy CAG under CAG
in Delhi
Upon return from central deputation, Ms Ajanta Dayalan has been appointed
as Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General under the Comptroller &
Auditor General of India, New Delhi. She is a 1978 batch IA&AS officer.
(We said this on May 2, 2014)
Alok Kumar Verma is new DG Tihar Jail
Alok Kumar Verma has been appointed new DG of the Tihar Jail. He is
1979 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.
(We said this on July 19, 2014)
Shive Rattan Sharma appointed Director, Revenue
Shive Rattan Sharma has been posted as Director in the Department of
Revenue in Government of India. He is a CSS officer.
Sanjay Kumar to move on central deputation
Sanjay Kumar has been waiting in the wings to grab a United Nations
assignment in Delhi. The 1984 batch officer of Indian Forest Service
is presently serving as Additional Resident Commissioner to the Govt
of Jharkhand in Delhi. He is set to complete his extended tenure under
deputation.
Narasimha moves to Chandigarh
1991 batch UT cadre IAS officer K Narasimha has been mved from Delhi
to the UT Administration Chandigarh.
Dinesh Kumar confirmed in IAS
Dinesh Kumar has been confirmed in Indian Administrative Service (IAS).
He is a 2007 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
Kalia is now President of FMRRS
V.N. Kaila , Former Controller General of Accounts has taken over as
President of the Financial Management Research and Resource Society,
a body which is evolving as a Centre of Excellence in the field of Government
Accounts and Financial Management.
Major reshuffle of IAS officers in UP
As many as 23 officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
have been transferred and posted at different places in Uttar Pradesh.
Accordingly, Vipin Kumar Dwivedi has been posted as Divisional Commissioner,
Bareilly while Vishal Chauhan will now be Divisional Commissioner, Faizabad
and R M Shrivastava remains as Divisional Commissioner, Varanasi. Similarly,
Anil Kumar-III has been appointed as Director, Training and Employment;
Mukul Singhal as Principal Secretary, Khadi and Gramodhyog; Hriday Shankar
Tiwari as CEO, Khadi and Gramodhyog Board; Jivesh Nandan as PS, IT and
Electronics and non-renewable Energy; Kumar Ravikant Singh as Director,
NEDA; J B Singh as Special Secretary, Urban Development, Urban Employment
and Poverty Alleivation programme; Pramod Kumar II as Special Secretary,
Medical, Health and Family Welfare; Vidhya Bhushan as Special Officer,
NOIDA, Gautam Buddh Nagar; N K Singh as Collector, Chandoli; Ram Bahadur
as Secretary, Rural Development and Project Director, State Drinking
and Sanitation Mission; Anil Kumar as PS, Stamp & Registration;
Ajay Kumar Singh as IG, Stamp and Registration, Allahabad; Sanjiv Kumar
Mittal as PS, Technical Education; Devesh Chaturvedi as PS, Planning
and Director General, State Planning; Chandra Prakash as PS, PSU and
Director General, PSU Bureau; Mrs Neena Sharma as Secretary, Home; Ranvir
Prasad as Collector, Ajamgarh; Deepak Trivedi as PS, Excise; Rahul Prasad
Bhatnagar gets additional charge of Sugar Industries and Sugarcane Development
and Neeraj Kumar Gupta gets additional charge of PS, Higher Education.
12 IPS officers transferred in Karnataka
Services of 12 officers belonging to Indian Police Service (IPS) have
been affected with their transfers, postings and cancellations of earlier
postings orders in Karnataka. Accordingly, N S Megharikh has been posted
as ADG, Communication, Logistics and Modernization while C H Pratap
Reddy will now be IG, Forest Cell, Bangalore and posting orders of K
V Sharat Chandra as DIG, Training cancelled and now posted as DIG &
Joint Commissioner, Law and Order East Bangalore City. Similarly, transfer
orders of B Shivakumar Principal, Police Training College, Gulbarga
canceled, will continue as DIG, Training, Bangalore; orders of Mrs Sonia
Narang as Dy Commissioner, Administration, Bangalore City cancelled
will continue as Commandant, 1st Battalion, Karnataka State Reserve
Police, Bangalore; D Prakash has been posted as SP, Bidar District;
Dr Ram Niwas Sepat as DIG, Administration, Bangalore City; M N Anucheth
as SP, Chitradurga district; posting orders of D Prakash as SP, Chitradurga
district cancelled; C H Sudheer Kumar Reddy as SP, Bijapur; posting
orders of B R Ravikanthe Gowda as SP, Bijapur cancelled and Mrs Vartika
Katiyar has been posted as SP, Kodagu district, Madikeri.
V C Pandey appointed as Special Secretary,
Admn & Reforms in Delhi Govt
V C Pandey has been appointed as Special Secretary, Administration,
Reforms in Government of Delhi. He is a 1999 batch IAS officer of AGMUT
cadre.
Vijendra Singh Rawat posted as Special Secretary,
Art, Culture & Languages in Delhi Govt
Vijendra Singh Rawat has been posted as Special Secretary, Art, Culture
& Languages with additional charge of Special Secretary, Tourism.
He is a DANICS officer.
17 IPS officers promoted to IG rank in Punjab
As many as 17 officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) have been promoted
to the grade of Inspector General of Police. The officers include: R
L Bhagat, Ishwer Chander, Jagdish Kumar, Balbir Kumar Bawa, Parampal
Singh Sidhu, R P Mittal, Nirmal Singh Dhillon, Sham Lal and Kanwaljit
Singh Pannu, Dr. Naresh Kumar, Ram Singh, S S Srivastava, Mrs V Neerja
and Amardeep Singh Rai, Parveen Kumar Sinha, B Chandra Sekhar and Mrs
Anita Punj.
Likhi posted as Secretary, Personnel &
MD Warehousing Corp in Haryana
Abhilaksh Likhi has been appointed as Secretary, Personnel, Training,
Vigilance and Parliamentary Affairs, Director General, Training and
Inquiry officer and MD, Haryana Warehousing Corporation in Haryana.
He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
Padmanabhan transferred as Chief Commissioner,
CX, Chennai
K Anantha Padmanabhan has been appointed as Chief Commissioner of Customs
& Central Excise, CX, Chennai with additional charge of Trichy Cus(P).
53 Commissioners of Customs transferred
As many as 53 Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise have been
transferred and posted at different places. Accordingly, A G Shakkarwar
has been shifted to Vizag-I CX while A K Gupta was posted to Mumbai
ACC export and B V Sivanaga Kumari was appointed to Cochin CX (A). Similarly,
C L Mahar has been transferred to Bhavnagar CX; K Anpazhakan to Goa
CX; Karnail Singh to Daman CX; P K Sinha to Goa CX (A), Rajiv Bhatia
to Allahabad CX (A), R K Routray to Madurai CX; Roopam Kapoor to Chennai-I
CX; S Faheem Ahmed to Belapur CX; Sugan Lal Meena to Jaipur-II, CX;
Sunil Kumar Das to Mumbai ST-I, Sushil Solanki to Kolkata Cus Port;
P K Singh to Lucknow DRI; Neeta Lal Butalia to Delhi ADG Vig; R Bhagya
Devi to Chennai ADG Sys; M M Singh to Delhi8 Cus (A); R D Negi to Chandigarh-II
CX (A); S R Prasad to Mumbai cus-I General; Y D Banga to Ludhiana CX;
Shankar Lal Meena to Jaipur-I A; Shalinder Sharma to Kolkata CESTAT;
G P Chandolia to Ahmedabad Cus A; C Dhanasekharan to Mumbai-II CX A;
S Nunthuk to Delhi Noida CX A; Deep Shekhar to Bhubaneswar-II CX; D
P Singh to Delhi ACC Export; Tej Pal Singh to Delhi ADG DGEP; C J Mathew
to Hyderabad ADG Audit; C R Meena to Nagpur CX A; K K Kabirpanthi to
Delhi-IV (Faridabad) CX; S R Baruah to Delhi Cus ACC (I); Kanu Verma
Kumar to Delhi LTU; Mandalika Srinvas to Hyderabad-I CX; S n Singh to
Delhi-II CX A; Ajay Dixit to Lucknow CX; Deepak Arora to Daman CX (A);
K Chandra Shekhar Reddy to Chennai Cus Airport & ACC; Rajev Tandon
to NACEN Faridabad; Sanjay Kumar Agrawal to Chennai ST; S N Saha to
Hyderabad-III CX A; Tejaswini P Kumar to Ahmedabad CX ST ADJ; K C Gupta
to Mumbai-III CX; Rajeev Jain to Delhi DGICCE; Ashok to Bangalore-II
CX; Sanjay Kumar Agarwal to Delhi Comm PAC CBEC; P K Agarwal to Mumbai
ADG Audit; Manoranjan Virk to Delhi-III CX, Gurgaon; Surjit Bhujabal
to Bangalore-I CX; Metta Ramarao to Kolkata ST; Himanshu Gupta to Lucknow
Cus P and S L Thakur was posted to Delhi DOL.
CORPORATE
Shah appointed Director, Edelweiss Financial
Services Ltd
Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd has appointed Ms Vidya Shah as a Director
of the company
Two directors cease to be on Board of 3M India
Ltd
Ippocratis Vrohidis and Ashish Khandpur have resigned as directors of
3M India Ltd w.e.f August 1, 2014.
Pant appointed Independent Director, Morarjee
Textiles Ltd
Morarjee Textiles Ltd has appointed Ranjan Pant as an Independent Director
of the company w.e.f. August 1, 2014
Saxena appointed Director, Compucom Software
Ltd
Compucom Software Ltd has appointed Dr Anjila Saxena as a Director of
the company.
Advani appointed Addl. Director, Advani Hotels
& Resorts (India) Ltd
Advani Hotels & Resorts (India) Ltd has appointed Nina H Advani
as an Additional Director of the company.
Advani appointed Whole-time Director ( Operations),
Advani Hotels & Resorts (India) Ltd
Prahlad S Advani has been appointed as Whole-time Director ( Operations)
of Advani Hotels & Resorts (India) Ltd
FORUM
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carry the risk of the contrbutor’s item losing its original essence)
India & WTO
Hard and non-negotiable attitude of India towards TFA in WTO is not
good and will get effected in the long run. India will be pushed aside.
To provide Food security
N Prakash
BJP should go for PSA and Dy NSA posts for merit scientific persons
The time has come for India to make a mark in scientific research in
the world. It will be patriotic if the BJP appoints Sivathanu Pillai
as either Principal Scientific Adviser (GOI) or Deputy NSA. I believe
he fits the role perfectly. The man has turned US$300 million India-Russia
Brahmos partnership worth to US$6 billion. Also he has been holding
the rank of Distinguished Scientist in DRDO for nearly 15 years. He
is the senior most scientist by several years to VK Saraswat and Avinash
Chander who are both known for Israel and corporate lobby.
- Jose,
Additional Secretary to Government of India (Retd.)
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RTI Act does not provide the right to
supervise the day to day working
The appellant sought certain information including the weekly
certificate. After receiving these documents, the appellant again
wrote to the FAA to inspect records of weekly certificates signed
by the officials and the dates when each of them was sent to the
next officer to check their authenticity. The FAA did not reply
to this communication. The case came up before the CIC where the
question before the Commission was whether the appellant's request
for inspection should have been allowed after the documents asked
for had been provided to him, since the request for inspection
was made to check the authenticity of the documents provided.
The CIC held that the appellant's request virtually amounted to
supervising and monitoring the day to day functions of the public
authority and refused to grant any relief to the appellant. The
CIC ruled that the RTI Act cannot be used for establishing an
unending dialogue with a public authority about general concerns
or apprehensions that an appellant may have in his mind.
Comments
Once the public authority had provided an information or complied
with an order passed under the RTI Act, the obligation under the
Act is fulfilled. The Section 2(j) of the RTI Act does not provide
the right to supervise and monitor day to day working of a public
authority.
Citation: Shri A.D. Sharma v. North Delhi
Municipal Corp. Delhi in F.No. CIC/DS/A/2013/001347-YA
(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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