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POLITICS
Will AAP sustain fractured ?
Political observers feel that AAP is running very fast and it may sustain
fracture very shortly.
File destruction in GoI ?
It is heard that certain files are being destroyed in the Government
of India. Who will confirm or deny ?
BUREAUCRACY
Will Atul be Vigilance Commissioner ?
Name of Atul is now doing the round for the post of Vigilance Commissioner.
He is 1976 batch retired IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Rakesh Sethi to be new CMD of Allahabad Bank !
ED of the Punjab Bank Rakesh Sethi is being tipped to be new CMD of
the Allahabad Bank.
Who will be new Dy Governor of RBI ?
Who will succeed Anand Sinha as Deputy Governor RBI ?.One thing is certain
an insider will be Dy Governor. Five candidates Mssrs G Gopalakrishna,
R Gandhi, P Vijaya Bhaskar, Deepak Mohanti and B Mahapatra have already
been interviewed.
S K Bhagat poised to be ADG, BSF
S K Bhagat is poised be appointed as ADG, BSF. He would fill the post
falling vacant after the retirement of Himmat Singh, who was ADG (West)
Chandigarh, in December last year. Bhagat, a 1982 batch IPS officer
of Uttarakhand cadre, is currently serving as DG, Rules & Manuals
and Vigilence, Govt of Uttarakhand.
Rajeev Kher is new Secretary, Commerce in GoI
Rajeev Kher, Special Secretary, Department of Commerce, has been appointed
as Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. He would succeed
S R Rao on February 1.
( We said this on January 9 and 10)
Tenure of Sathyanarayana as Electronics & IT Secretary extended
The tenure of J Sathyanarayana, as Secretary, Department of Electronics
and Information Technology, has been extended upto April 30, 2014. He
is a 1977 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Ms Vandana Kumari Jena is also Drinking Water Secretary
Ms Vandana Kumari Jena, IAS(OR:79), Secretary, Department of Land Resources,
has been assigned an additional charge of the post of Secretary, Ministry
of Drinking Water and Sanitation during the period of absence of leave
of Shri Pankaj Jain.
Tenure of Madan as DG, UIDAI extended
The tenure of V S Madan as DG and Mission Director, Unique Identification
Authority of India has been extended for a period of one year. He is
a 1981 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Garbyal appointed DG, Forest & Spl Secretary,
MoEF
S S Garbyal has been appointed as Director General (Forests) and Special
Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests. He is a 1977 batch UT
cadre Indian Forest Service officer.
( We said this on January 6 )
Srinivasan appointed Member (Fin), Atomic Energy
Sudarsanam Srinivasan, Special Secretary and Financial Adviser, Department
of Space, has been appointed as Member(Finance), Atomic Energy/ Space/Earth
Commissions. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.
Vijayanand appointed \AS & FA, Space in GoI
A Vijayanand, Joint Secretary, Department of Space, has been appointed
Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Department of Space, in
Government of India. He is an IRS (C&CE) officer of 1980 batch.
Rajendra Kumar to be CGM in RBI
Rajendra Kumar has been promoted to the rank of Chief General Manager
(CGM) in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
ONGC Director, Borthakur retiring in January
P K Borthakur, Director (Offshore), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation
(ONGC) Limited is retiring on January 31, 2014. T K Sengupta, GGM, ONGC,
is expected to succeed him on February 1, 2014.
BBJCCL MD, Kallol Dutta retiring in February
Kallol Dutta, Managing Director, Braithwaite Burn & Jessop Construction
Company Limited (BBJCCL), is due to retire on February 28, 2014. Brig
B D Pandey, who is in the Ministry of Defence, is expected to succeed
him on March 1, 2014.
Tribal officer from North-East facing teething troubles
Believe it or not, but it is true that an MP from West Bengal has emerged
as stumbling block in the way of a tribal (AIS) officer from North East
by approaching the Government of India to dissuade the latter from being
the head of a PSU in West Bengal. The MP wants a person from West Bengal
only. There are different yardsticks for different people in this independent
country.
Who would be the next MD of MRPL ?
The slot of Managing Director, Mangalore Refineries & Petrochemicals
Ltd is falling vacant on July 31 this year. The selection process is
on its way. Public Enterprise Selection Board poised will hold the selection
meeting soon.
Patankar to be given charge of DG (RD) & Spl Secy, MoRTH on Jan
31
It is reliably learn that V L Patankar would be given the charge of
DG (Road Development) & Special Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport
& Highways on January 31, 2014. Following the acceptance of resignation
C Kandasami, the incumbent DG (RD) & Special Secretary is all set
to demit the office on January 31. Patankar is currently serving MoRTH
as ADG-1 and Chairman INBSE.
Countdown for selection of Member (Judicial), CAT to begin Jan 20
The countdown for selection & appointment of Member (Judicial) CAT
would start from January 20; the last date for submission of application.
The post has been lying vacant since November 2012 after the term of
former Justice S K Krishnan had ended.
R K Mitra to join as Director (Fin), HSCL soon
R K Mitra, Director (Finance), Jute Corporation of India Ltd (JCIL),
is expected to take over the charge as Director (Finance), Hindustan
Steelworks Construction Limited (HSCL) in the last week of January or
first week of February this year.
Will CBDT Chairperson's wish come true before her retirement ?
Some of the senior IRS officers believe that Sudha Sharma, the incumbent
Chairperson of CBDT, would wish to see 26 CCITs being awarded with apex
scale during her tenure only. The DPC has taken place on December 27,
2013 and has been sent to ACC for approval. CBDT Chairperson is retiring
in February. The apex scale to 26 Principal CCITs are being seen as
historic achievement of IRS cadre restructuring.
Mohanty promoted, posted as DG, ICCE, New Delhi
Indian Revenue Service officer of Customs and Central Excise cadre,
P K Mohanty has been promoted to the grade of Chief Commissioner and
appointed as DG, ICCE, New Delhi.
Roy promoted, posted as Chief Commissioner of Customs, Coimbatore
Indian Revenue Service officer of Customs and Central Excise cadre,
Amit Kumar Roy has been promoted to the grade of Chief Commissioner
and posted as Chief Commissioner, CX, Coimbatore.
8 IAS officers transferred in Tripura
As many as eight officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service
(IAS) have been transferred and posted at different places in Tripura.
Accordingly, Parshant Kumar Goyal has been posted as Collector, Dhalai
district, Ambassa while Abhishek Singh will now be Collector West Tripura
district Agartala and Milind Dharmarao Ramteke is Collector, Sepahijala
district, Bishramganj. Besides, K D Choudhary has been apponted as Commissioner
of Taxes, Tripura; Vikas Singh as CEO, Agartala Municipal Council; Rathod
Sandeep Rewaji as Collector, North Tripura district, Dharmanagar and
Mahatme Sandep Namdevo was made Mission Director, NRHM, Agartala.
Two IAS officers shifted in Haryana
Two IAS officers have been transferred and posted at different places
in Haryana. Accordingly, Amit Khatri has been appointed as Sub Divisional
Officer, Sonepat and Estate Officer, Huda, Sonepat while Vijay Kumar
Siddappa will now be Sub Divisional Officer, Ellenabad.
Three IRTS officers get postings
H S Verma, SAG/IRTS, on being relieved from the post of ADRM, Mumbai,
Central railway, has been posted in the cadre of central railway while
S K Mohanty, SAG/IRTS, on being relieved from the post of DRM/Kur/ECOR,
was posted as SDGM on East Coast Railway itself and Mahendra Nath Ojha,
SAG/IRTS, on return from deputation to Kutch Railway, is posted as ADRM/IKO.
Dr M M Kutty is also PS, Finance in Delhi
Govt
Dr M M Kutty has been assigned an additional charge of Principal Secretary
Finance in the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi. Dr
Kutty is a 1985 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.
Rajat Bansal appointed as Joint Secretary,
Revenue in GoI (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Rajat Bansal has
been appointed as Joint Secretary, Revenue in the Government of India.
Abhay Damle appointed as Director, CIRT, Pune
(UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Abhay Damle has
been appointed as Director in the Central Institute of Road Transport
(CIRT), Pune.
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
Gopalakrishnan is MD and CEO of Aegon Religare
K. S. Gopalakrishnanhas been appointed as the Managing Director and
Chief Executive Officer of the Aegon Religare Life Insurance (ARLI)
.
Koolwal appointed Workman Employee Director , State Bank of Bikaner
and Jaipur
The Central Government has nominated Arun Koolwal, SWO, State Bank of
Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ) as Workman Employee Director on the Board
of Directors of State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur for a period of three
years
Lohani appointed Asst. Company Secy. Amit Spinning Industries Limited
Amit Spinning Industries Limited has designated Ms Priya Lohani as Assistant
Company Secretary of the company w.e.f January 2, 2014
Mumbaiwala appointed Company Secy. Roselabs Finance Ltd
Roselabs Finance Ltd has appointed Hemanshu Mumbaiwala as Company Secretary
of the company w.e.f. January 15, 2014
Narayanan resigns as Independent Director, Texplast Industries Ltd
Puthamkurichi Venkateswara Narayanan has resigned as Independent Director
of Texplast Industries Ltd
Yadav resigns as Director, Unitech International Ltd
Madhusudan Yadav has resigned as Director of Unitech International Ltd
Nair resigns as Company Secy. GI Engineering Solutions Ltd
Deeraj Nair has resigned as Company Secretary of GI Engineering Solutions
Ltd w.e.f. January 3, 2014
Menon ceases to be Nominee Director, LML Ltd
Export-Import Bank of India has withdrawn its Nominee Director C P Ravindranath
Menon from the Board of Directors of LML Ltd w.e.f. January 10, 2014
FORUM
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Sizing of Indian Embassies abroad
There is a strong case for correct sizing of Indian Embassies abroad.
With the advent of IT and Indians adopting it, where is the need for
physical presence of a heavy contingent of ancient age Clerks abroad.
This can be done sitting in India, in fact, with more efficiency. Only
one and I underline only one person is enough to coordinate with corresponding
Administrative Section(s)in MEA in India. Of course, proper strength
of professional services like direct IFS, IPS, Defence, Railways, Space,
Tourism, Culture etc with minimum supporting staff should be there to
pursue Indian interests. The Clerks are not required to put road blocks
in professional endeavours and enjoying higher foreign allowances (than
professionals working independently outside the purview of Embassy),
tax free scotch, cigarettes, petrol etc. and for enjoying that hefty
Representational Grant and Servant allowance. The tax payers pay this
money by living without electricity and adequate water. About 50% Indians
live without toilets in their huts. Why no review ? Just because they
are organised ......!
ZQ
Injustice to Deputy Secretary level officers by govt
Since the level of responsibility, duties and powers for Deputy Secretary
and Director level officers in Govt. of India are the same and both
these posts are interchangeable depending upon the seniority of the
officer concerned, there used to be a total difference of only Rs.2300/-
between the Pay Scales of these officers before implementation of the
6th Pay Commission's report - the starting Scale of Pay for DS being
Rs.12,000/- and that for Director Rs.14,300/-. It was highly unjustified
on the part of GOI when it granted Pay Band and Grade Pay with a SUBSTANTIAL
DIFFERENCE to these levels of officers at the time of implementation
of the 6th Pay Commission's report. As is known, PB-3 of Rs.15600-39100
with GP of Rs.7600/- is prescribed for DS and PB-4 of Rs.37400-67000
with GP of Rs.8700 for Director level officers. This one of the greatest
anomalies in the implementation of the 6th Pay Commission's report.
There has been a demand to grant PB-4 with a Grade Pay of say Rs.8000/-
to DS level officers. When the Govt. could upgrade and Director level
officers to PB-4 - VI Pay Commn. recommended PB-3 to them - there is
no logic to deny the same to DS level officers. It is not that only
DS level officers are affected. In fact even All India Service and equivalent
officers including young Section Officers and Under Secretary level
officers will also be affected when they reach the level of DS. The
Government should rectify this anomaly soon before the 7th Pay Commission
is set up.
Paul
Jayanthi Tax
Much is being debated about Jayanti Tax. Evidence is sought by Congress
from BJP. In the UPA II in case of 2G and Coalgate Congress had been
advocating that there were no actual losses to the exchequer but only
presumptive losses. This presumptive loss theory also equally applies
in this case. By with holding approval to projects involving thousands
of crores of rupees during the period of Jayanthi Natarajan not only
the economy had suffered but it has unnecessarily taxed the public due
to cost overrun of the projects approved subsequent to her quitting
the Government. Why she had been sitting over the files so long which
were cleared within short time after her resignation. Moreover, There
is no answer for why hundreds of files which were signed and then withheld.
A Minister will never withhold the files which have been approved/rejected
if the intention is clear. Is all this not a sufficient evidence.
LSN
Modi's play on IT - an election stunt
Levy of tax on income is not seen as an harassment to tax payers like
Tata, Birla and Ambani group. It is a social commitment of Government.
Actually Income tax department is engaged to reduce the difference between
have and have not. It is targeted to socialism. If I.T. department is
abolished, in what name will government collect more than 5 lakhs crore
rupees. Modi`s play on this is only an election stunt. Without any difference
all politicians feared this department. I am saying this on the basis
of some personal experience.
Koyaji
Why now? Why not earlier?
R.K. Singh former Secretary Home is criticizing Shinde at a stage when
he is not in the Government. Why now? Why not earlier? Obviously the
answer is that he is paying the price for which he was admitted to the
BJP's fold. But one cannot forget the tenure of R.K. Singh as a bureaucrat.
He was very arrogant and had feudalistic mentality. While working as
Home Secretary and walking in the corridors of the North Block he use
to always look at the floor as if it was one of the wonders of the world.
He never responded to the wishes of his junior level officers in the
corridor. What good can be expected from a person like him.
Satya Prakash
CBI should be multi member
Granting autonomy to CBI is a welcome step. Single headed CBI will become
despotic and person specific rather than institution oriented. Therefore,
CBI should be made a multi-member and multi-disciplinary body drawing
the members not only from IPS but also from IAAS, IRS, one from Union
Finance and Accounts Service. IRS/IAAS/IRS(C&CES) are already represented
at middle level. These services bring the requisite domain skills for
the benefit of CBI. Existing multi member bodies are CVC, ECI, CBDT,
CBEC, TRAI, CAT/SAT are multi member bodies. The crux of the issue is
that CBI should be multi member and multi disciplinary body. Please
debate.
RK
Heartiest Congratulations
Yes, whisper said. My hearty congratulation to SS Gabrayal ji and whisper
Sudhir Kumar
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Delay caused without any malafide intention is not liable
for penalty
Information about evasion of Customs duty and of fraudulent obtaining
by NITCO Tiles was denied by the PIO after checking from the deemed
PIO that the ECA II section of DGFT does not hold the information.
The FAA responded that the information sought required sincere
extensive search of the old records and consultation with other
sections which caused delay and hence, the reply could not be
given by the PIO within the stipulated time period of 30 days.
The appellant argued that if the information was not held by ECAII
Section, the PIO could have obtained it from the concerned section
of the DGFT u/s 5(4) of the RTI Act instead of denying the same.
The PIO clarified that he had sought the assistance of the concerned
section i.e. EPC section of the DGFT and that the reply received
from them was communicated to the Appellant. The CIC observed
that the PIO should have made it clear in his reply that the information
(being communicated to the Appellant) has been obtained from the
concerned section of the public authority (DGFT) and that the
same may be treated the information on behalf of the public authority.
The PIO's statement that information is not available with ECAII
Section gives impression that reply is being provided only on
behalf of ECAII section and not on behalf of DGFT. The PIO was
cautioned to be more careful in future in this regard. The CIC
directed the PIO to file an affidavit affirming his statement
that the letters mentioned in the RTI application are not available
with DGFT. Further, holding that the delay has already been explained
by the Appellate Authority in his order, no penalty was imposed
on the PIO.
Comments
If there is any inadvertent delay, the PIO should write to the
applicant informing him of the circumstances and provide the information
free of cost subsequently.
Citation: Shri R.K. Jain v. Directorate
General of Foreign Trade in Case No.CIC/SS/A/2013/001068 &
001131
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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