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POLITICS
Madhya Pradesh and Information Commissioners
Believe it or not altogether 152 persons have applied for the post of
Information Commissioner and 84 persons for the post of Chief Information
Commissioner in Madhya Pradesh.
BUREAUCRACY
Bhanu is new Principal Secretary to Assam CM
MGVK Bhanu has been appointed new Principal Secretary to Assam Chief
Minister Tarun Gogoi. He is 1985 batch IAS officer. Prior to this he
was Chairman of Tea Board of India.
Ms Apporva to be empanelled as JS
A 1994 batch IAS officer of the Tami lNadu cadre Ms Apoorva is being
empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.
Anand Kumar to be empanelled as JS
A 1994 batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre Anand Kumar is being
empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.
V K Sinha joins as Director (Tech), CMPDIL
V K Sinha, Chief General Manager, BCCL, has taken over as Director (Technical),
CMPDIL. He had already joined CMPDIL at CGM level, but was awaited for
his orders at Director level joining.
(We said this on May 30, 2013)
1983 batch IAS gets ACS rank
G K Rao has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) in Tripura.
He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of MT cadre.
Prit Pal Singh likely to join central deputation
Prit Pal Singh is likely to join central deputation at Inspector General
level. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Four posts of Judges vacant in J& K HC
Four posts of Judges have been lying vacant against approved strength
of five 14 in Jammu and Kashmir High Court. Two posts of permanent Judges
and two posts of Additional Judges are vacant.
Amitabh Sinha empanelled as Joint Secretary
in GoI
Amitabh Sinha has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or
equivalent in Government of India. He is an IRSME officer of 1984 batch.
Kuldip Singh to be Additional Judge of Punjab
and Haryana HC
Kuldip Singh is being elevated as an Additional Judge of the Punjab
and Haryana High Court.
A B Agrawal, Chairman BBMB to retire in March
A B Agrawal, Chairman, Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), is retiring
in March 2014. However, the Ministry of Power has invited applications
for this post before January 20, 2014.
Hooda is PS to MoS Home
Sagar Preet Hooda has been appointed as Private Secretary to Minister
of State for Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran. He is 1997 batch
IPS officer of UT cadre.
Khanna is PS to Communications Minister
Ranjan Khanna has been appointed Private Secretary to the Minister for
Communications and IT. He is 1994 batch IRS (C&CE )officer.
Seven IAS officers transferred in Karnataka
As many as seven IAS officers in Karnataka have been transferred. Accordingly,
Naveen Raj Singh has been appointed as Commissioner, Employment &
Training while Dr Shamla Iqbal will now be Additional Mission Director,
SAKALA and Mrs Salma K Fahim is Director, Karnataka Rural Water Supply
& Sanitation Agency & Deputy Secretary, RD & PR. Similarly,
S S Nakul has been appointed as Director, Information Technology &
Bio-Technology; Mrs N Manjushree as CEO, Zilla Panchayat, Udupi and
Mrs R Vinoth Priya was posted as CEO, Zilla Panchayat, Kolar.
A K Sarangi to be CGM in RBI
A K Sarangi has been promoted to the rank of Chief General Manager (CGM)
in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
New tradition of Madhya Pradesh Home Minister
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Babu Lal Gaur hosted a lunch to all the
retired DG rank IPS officers to know the pulse of the public.
IPS officer, Swang, gets HAG scale in AP
Damodar Goutam Swang has been promoted to the High Administrative Grade
(HAG) scale in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1986 batch IPS officer of Andhra
Pradesh cadre.
PESB seeks applications for CMD, SJVN Ltd
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for
the post of Chairman and Managing Director, SJVN Limited, falling vacant
on January 1, 2015. Those willing to apply can send their applications
to the PESB before February 25, 2014.
Three IAS officers shifted in MP
Three IAS officers have been given postings in MP. Accordingly, Mrs
Ajit Bajpayee Pandey has been appointed as OSD-cum-Secretary, State
Planning Commission and ex-officio ACS, Planning, Economics and Statistics
while S R Mohanty will be PS, School Education and New and Renewable
Energy as well as MD, Energy Development Corporation and Sanjay Kumar
Singh is PS, Technical Education and Skilled Development.
Two IAS officers shifted in Himachal Pradesh
Vineet Chawdhry has been appointed as Additional Chief Secretary, Health
& Family Welfare while Ali Raza Rizvi will now be Principal Secretary,
I&PH, Horticulture and Information Technology in Himachal Pradesh.
Six officers of Tripura State Service get
IAS award
As many as six officers of Tripura State Civil Service have been awarded
Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre. The officers are: Apurba
Roy, Pramatha Ranjan Bhattacharjee, Pradip Kumar Chakraborty, Pankaj
Chakraborty, Chandra Kumar Jamatia and Rabindra Reang.
4 Probationers of CG cadre confirmed in IAS
As many as four probationers have been confirmed in the Indian Administrative
Service (IAS). The officers, who belong to 2010 batch of Chhattisgarh
cadre, are Jai Prakash Maurya, Kartikeya Goel, Ranu Sahu and Saransh
Mittar.
DoPT invites applications for ED, FCI, Kolkata
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications
for the post of Executive Director, Food Corporation of India (FCI),
Kolkata. Those willing to apply for this Joint Secretary level post
can send their applications to the Department within one month.
MS Arti Lal confirmed in IAS
Ms Arti Lal has been confirmed in the Indian Administrative Service
(IAS). He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.
DEBATE - What bureaucracy of the country feel
?
There has been a lot of hue and cry over the (mis)rule of the UPA under
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. The alarming defeat of the Congress
party in the recently held state Assembly polls has only added fuel
to the fire. We invite the decision makers to make their own assessment
regarding the above notion about Dr Singh's tenure and feel free to
post us that How do they rate performance of the economist Prime Minister
as a head of the government? Please be short, to the point and objective
in your assessment which should not be more than 200 words or so since
too long statements and opinions don't attract much audience.
Mail to -mehrotra.suresh@gmail .com Or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo mail.com
CORPORATE
Munat is new CEO of Gammon India
Ltd
A Munat is reported
to have joined as CEO of the Gammon India Ltd.
Agrawal appointed CS of Sita Shree Food Products Limited
Sita Shree Food
Products Limited has appointed Ms Poorva Agrawal as a Company Secretary
of the company
Dev re-appointed MD of Tata Elxsi Limited
Tata Elxsi Limited has re-appointed Madhukar Dev as Managing Director
of the company w.e.f. January 16, 2014
Two Directors cease to be on Board of HPCL
Anil Razdan and S K Roongta have ceased to be Part-time Directors on
the Board of Directors of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL).
Kamath appointed Nominee Director, Aster Silicates
Limited
Aster Silicates Limited has appointed Sudesh Kamath as Nominee Director
of SICOM Investments & Finance Limited on the Board of Directors
of the company.
Shekarnath appointed Whole-time Director,
Surana Telecom and Power Limited
Surana Telecom and Power Limited has appointed Baunakar Shekarnath as
Whole-time Director of the company.
Babu appointed Addl. Director, Surana Ventures
Limited
Surana Ventures Limited has appointed M V Sharath Babu as Additional
Director of the company
FORUM
(The views expressed in this column are of
the contributors. We do not owe any responsibility, whatsoever, of the
views of our surfers as they are their personal opinion. However, we
would also request our contributors not to be personal, directly or
indirectly, in presenting their views. Instead of countering the views
which ‘X’ has already expressed, our contributors are advised
to present their own views. Also be brief, say about 200 words at the
most since any views longer than that if eliminated at our end would
carry the risk of the contrbutor’s item losing its original essence)
Fault line of AAP
Aam Admi Party has a fault line. It has projected itself as a sole crusader
against corruption and inefficiency and therefore, it has alienated
a large number of other crusaders like Kiran Bedi, Anna Hazare, Baba
Ramdev, etc. who are feeling cheated. This misappropriation of credit
may be beneficial in the short run for the party especially in election,
but it is going to be counterproductive in the long run for the country.
We are lagging behind china because INC had also committed the same
mistake by misappropriating all the credit for the freedom struggle.
Why the forces of Kejriwal not join the forces of Modi for a better
India. Instead of running a minority government in Delhi, AAP should
have supported Dr Harshavardhan. After all Kejriwal has also admitted
that Dr Harshvardhan has been an honest politician. It is not too late
for AAP to abandon the path of instability and join NOMO for better
India. Joining NAMO will also strengthen NAMO in weeding out the corrupt
from the BJP. Can Kejriwal dare to take the challenge or will succumb
to so called pseudo seculars. The present politics of AAP is only going
to ensure a hung Parliament and a weak PM, even if it is Modi. What
a great loss just for nothing.
Ajay Bharatee
Please post this in the comment section:
If Modi wins General election 2014, tax reforms as per BJP's upcoming
Lok Sabha manifesto will happen (Gadkari and Dr. Swamy are for it).
If income tax is abolished in India, IRS (IT) cadre should completely
be abolished. After 2014, IRS officers are likely to be unemployed and
to find new jobs. There are currently 10 countries in the world which
have no income tax at all.
Jose, Additional Secretary to Government of India (retd.)
Shame on entire IAS community
It is very sad that high officials in Haryana Government are actively
supporting the politician's vendetta against an upright, non-nonsense
Officer like Ashok Khemka. IAS officers in Haryana do not have any spine
and are only out to curry favors from the political bosses. They are
a shame on the entire IAS community and are also not following the constitutional
responsibility as defined in the Conduct Rules. Why are all-India IAS
associations silent and not raising a finger against this outrage?
I Khan
"Half-baked idea is okay as long as it's in the oven"
The new CM of Delhi has turned all Delhiites into undercover agents
to entrap corrupt government servants through sting operations. He has
virtually crowd-sourced vigilance functions without ascertaining the
legal admissibility of evidences collected through undercover operations.
Consider other implications. What steps have been taken to: (a) Maintain
the anonymity of sting operator; (b) Give protection to complainants;
(c) Prevent blackmailing by complainants. How far would the populist
scheme result in actual prosecution of corrupt officials is a million
dollar question. Considering the scale of operations of undercover operations,
one could see huge impact on sale of hi-fi mobile phones. Covert operations
by decoy officials of anti-corruption cell of NCT Delhi, would prove
far more effective than entrusting the job to the poor, illiterate aggrieved
who are non-professionals. The sting operation is a complicated confidence
game planned and executed with great care.
A K Saxena (A retired Civil Servant)
Best of luck to Das
I was greatly honoured and privileged to work with Ashish Kumar Das
at Al Arish Thermal Power Station in 1995s. Let us all wish him to attain
high altitudes in his new assignment.
S R Kannan
Devyani Khobragade strip searched !
I would urge all your readers to go to You Tube and type ," Devyani
Khobragade strip searched" ,and judge for themselves if the so
called procedure followed by the US Marshalls on Devyani using a blunt
instrument doesn't amount to rape in plain English ? We should subject
the US Ambassador to India Miss Nanacy Hull to the same procedure with
the help of Delhi Police's muscular jat policemen.Print this if you
have the guts to call yourself a patriotic Indian.
D Choudhury
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DATE WITH RTI
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Should the bank account details of the deceased be provided
to his son?
Copy of the application form of the SB account of appellant's
late father was denied by the PIO under section 8(1)(d) of the
RTI Act. The appellant stated that he was seeking information
with reference to an HUF account in which his father was the 'karta'.
The appellant claimed that after the death of his father, the
account has been transferred irregularly. The appellant stated
that he wanted to know the circular / rules / guidelines under
which the bank had transferred the account following his father's
death without taking him into consideration. The respondent bank
stated that the appellant's father had passed away subsequent
to which the bank allowed the account to be operated by the senior
most 'karta' who happened to be the elder brother of the appellant.
The respondent added that the situation changed after the appellant's
mother later passed away. When the matter was reviewed by the
bank, a decision was taken after due legal consultation that the
account in question was an account in which only the 'karta' was
allowed to operate. The CIC directed the PIO to provide a copy
of the rules followed by the bank in the matter.
Comments
The commercial interests of the bank are paramount and a bank
is not expected to disclose the details of its bank account holders
to anyone. A bank account holder alone is entitled to know about
the account.
Weekly article by Dr (Mrs.) Anuradha Verma, (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in),
RTI Consultant to IIM, Indore.
(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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