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What people say about us!
For new year 2014, we can foresee that Dr. Mehrotra shall further improve
and add value to this excellent website in the year ahead.
Meena Vikram, MMTC
POLITICS
AAP and BJP plus Corporate world
Heard at a get-together "BJP and the Corporates will never allow
AAP to survive for a long ".One can wait and watch.
BUREAUCRACY
Dr R S Jha selected as Director (Pers), SECL
Dr R S Jha, GM, MCL/CIL, has been selected for the post of Director
(Personnel), South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) at a Public Enterprises
Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on January 17, 2014. As many as
14 persons were interviewed for the same.
Atanu Purkayastha gets extension
Joint Secretar,y Agriculture, Atanu Purkayastha, has been, beginning
February 1, granted three months extension in central deputation tenure.
He is 1983 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
K L Pandey all set to move to Railway Board
as Addl. Member I&T
As the grapevine has it, K L Pandey may soon move to Railway Board as
Additional Member (I&T). The 1977 batch IRTS officer is currently
serving as Additional General Manager, South Central Railway, Secunderabad.
K A Ganai poised to be Financial Commissioner
(Home), J&K Govt
As the grapevine has it, Khursheed Ahmed Ganai may be given as Financial
Commissioner, Home Department, Govt of J&K. The 1982 batch IAS officer
has, reportedly, joined in the state after repatriation from MHA, GoI
where he served as Additional Secretary (Foreigners).
Rupesh Kumar unlikely to join Dept of Labour
& Employment
Rupesh Kumar, recently appointed as Director, Labour & Employment,
may not join the department. If he fails to join by January 31, DoPT
would move fresh panel for the slot. He is a Railway Engineering Services
officer.
Kerala High Court gets four Addl Judges
Justice Alexander Thomas, Justice Muhamed Mustaque Ayumantakath, Justice
Ala Kunnil Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Anil Kalavampara Narendran
have been appointed as Additional Judges of the High Court of Kerala.
Gomathi Sankar transferred from Railway Board
Deputy Director Vigilance in Railway Board, Gomathi Sankar has been
transferred as DDTC (G).
RC Pandey is now DD (VT) Traffic
R C Pandey has been transferred as DD (VT) Traffic. The officer previously
served Railway Board as Deputy Director (TG).
G Priya Sudarsani to move from Railway Board
G Priya Sudarsani, DS (E), would soon move from Railway Board. She would
join as DS/O&M.
Syed Hasan to move from Railway Board soon
Syed Hasan, DD (V/T), is all set to move from Railway Board. He has
been transferred as DD/TG-II.
Sangma is new Chairman of Meghalaya PSC
L R Sangma has been appointed next Chairman of the Meghalaya Public
Service Commission. He is a 1997 batch retired IAS officer of AM cadre.
Shortage of 135 IAS officers in UP
There is a shortage of 135 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers
in Uttar Pradesh.
NPC's training programme on 'modern management
& office procedures' at Goa
National Productivity Council (NPC) is holding a training programme
on "Modern Management & Office Procedures" at Goa from
January 23 to 27.
NPC's training on 'effective office administration
& management at Port Blair
National Productivity Council (NPC) is holding a training programme
on "Effective Office Administration & Management" at Port
Blair from February 11 to 15.
SCOPE's 'Innovation in Public Sector' workshop
on Jan 20
SCOPE is all set to organise a seminar on "Innovation in Public
Sector" on January 20, 2014. While Union Minister for Heavy Industries
Prafulla Patel would inaugurate the event, RBI Governor - Dr Raghuram
Rajan besides Kiran Majumdar Shaw, Sam Pitroda and DG & Chairman
of SCOPE would also give their deliberations.
NDRF to celebrate Raising Day in Bhubaneshwar
on Jan 19
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is all set to celebrate its
Raising Day on January 19 in Bhubaneshwar. Home Minister Sushilkumar
Sambhajirao Shinde to mark as the chief guest during the Raising Day
Parade.
MEA invites applications for Dy Passport Officer
posts
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has invited applications for
16 posts of Deputy Passport officers (DP), one each, at Ahmedabad, Bangalore,
Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Madurai, Nagpur, Pune,
Shimla, Surat, Thane, Trichy and two for Delhi headquarters. Those willing
to apply for the post can send their applications to the Ministry before
January 31, 2014.
MEA invites applications for Asst Passport
Officer's posts
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has invited applications for
three posts of Assistant Passport Officer (APO) one post each at Cochin,
Shimla and Raipur. Those willing to apply for the post can send their
applications to the Ministry before January 31, 2014.
PESB seeks applications for Director (Fin),
MCL
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for
the post of Director (Finance), Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) have
been lying vacant since December 9, 2013. Those willing to apply can
send their applications to the PESB before February 10, 2014.
Jag Mohan likely to join central deputation
Jag Mohan is likely to join central deputation at Inspector General
level. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre.
14 posts of Judges vacant in Madras HC
As many as 14 posts of Judges are lying vacant in Madras High Court
against approved strength of 60. These include six posts of permanent
Judges and eight posts of Additional Judges.
Aruna Bahuguna is new Director , National
Police Academy (UPDATED)
Aruna Bahuguna has been appointed new Director of the National Police
Academy,Hyderabad. She is a 1979 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh
cadre. Presently, she is Special DG, CRPF.
(We said this on Dec 16, 2013)
Two officers of UP State Service get IAS award
(UPDATED)
Two officers of Uttar Pradesh State Civil Service, Shyam Narayan Tripathi
and Ravindra Madhukar Gondbole have been awarded Indian Administrative
Service (IAS) cadre against the vacancy of 2012.
Vinod Kumar Sharma of MP State Service gets
IAS award (UPDATED)
Vinod Kumar Sharma of Madhya Pradesh State Civil Service has been awarded
Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre against the vacancy of 2011.
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
Deo designated as ED & President (Technical), NOCIL Ltd?
S R Deo who is Senior Vice President of NOCIL
Limited had been designated as Executive Director and President (Technical)
of the company.
Agarwal appointed Addl. Director, KRBL Limited
KRBL Limited has appointed Devendra Kumar Agarwal as an Additional Director
of the company .
Natarajan re-appointed CEO & MD, MindTree
Ltd
MindTree Limited has re-appointed Krishnakumar Natarajan as CEO &
Managing Director of the company.
Shah re-appointed MD, PG Foils Ltd
PG Foils Ltd has re-appointed Pankaj P Shah as Managing 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)
AAP's popularity benefits …..
AAP's rising popularity has got one section of society surely benefited
(and continues to do so) --- the Jhadoo manufactures and topi makers.
Ravi Pipal
Senseless Govt out to withdraw cashless treatment facility
Cashless treatment of CGHS beneficiaries are being withdrawn from February
I, 2014 onwards. APHI has given very advance notice to Ministry of H&FW,
Govt. of India for making due payments and revision of rates but even
Minister of H&FW has not taken initiatives to resolve the matter.
It is worst thing on the part of Secretary of Health not taking any
positive steps. He is directly responsible for the inconvenience which
is going to be caused to the CGHS beneficiaries particularly pensioners.
It is complete failure on the part of Ministry of H&FW for such
happening. Immediate action to be taken against the officers responsible
for withdrawal of cashless treatment by CGHS empanelled hospitals. Has
any body thought how much problem is going to be caused to the pensioners?
Working officials can always claim the money. In case it is withdrawn,
officers responsible should not be spared for strict action against
them for putting health of CGHS beneficiaries in danger.
N Prakash
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DATE WITH RTI
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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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