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POLITICS
When nothing else inspires, History does !
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Shakespere said "There are more things in heaven and earth Horatio……..
than dreamt of in your philosophy. (Horatio is a character from William
Shakespeare's play Hamlet).
Who is the richest and poorest politician
in India ?
Who is the richest and poorest politician in the country? Answer came
from an old man " Poorest politician in the country is our PM Narendra
Modi who has no bank balance otherwise every politician is rich ".
BUREAUCRACY
Empanelment of 1981 batch IAS on cards
Empanelment of 1981 batch IAS officers to the rank of Secretary in the
Government of India is going to take place in a couple of days.
Former Uttarakhand CS, Jain to retire voluntarily today
It is reliably learnt that July 21 will be the last day in service for
Alok Kumar Jain, Uttarakhand cadre 1979 batch IAS officer, who has reportedly
moved-in his papers seeking voluntary retirement. Presently he is serving
as Chief Resident Commissioner to the Govt of Uttarakhand.
Jain poised to be first Chief Commissioner of Uttarakhand SRSC
As the grapevine has it, Alok Kumar Jain is all set to take charge as
the first Chief Commissioner of Uttarakhand State Right to Service Commission
on July 22. The 1979 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre marks his
last day in IAS today. The former Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand is
presently serving as Chief Resident Commissioner to the Govt of Uttarakhand.
Debasish Mallick appointed as DMD, EXIM Bank
Debasish Mallick, MD & CEO, IDBI Asset Management Company Limited,
has been appointed as Deputy Managing Director (DMD), EXIM Bank of India.
(We said this on July 8, 2014 )
David Rasquinha appointed as DMD, EXIM Bank
David Rasquinha, Executive Director, EXIM Bank, has been appointed as
Deputy Managing Director (DMD), EXIM Bank of India.
(We said this on July 7, 2014)
Sinha relieved from UP Govt ?
It is reliably learnt that Umesh Sinha has been relieved from the Govt
of U P. The 1986 batch IAS officer of U P cadre is presently serving
as Dy Election Commissioner with Election Commission of India and simultaneously
holding the additional charge of Chief Election Officer of U P. Sinha
has succeeded Alok Shukla who repatriated to Chhattisgarh on June 30.
Singla appointed as PS to PM
Sanjeev Kumar Singla has been appointed as Private Secretary to Prime
Minister, Narendra Modi. He is a 1997 batch IFS officer.
Vikram Misri continues as PS to PM till July 31
Vikram Misri will be working as Private Secretary to Prime Minister,
Narendra Modi till July 31, 2014. He is a 1989 batch IFS officer.
Kumar appointed as PS to Ravi Shankar Prasad
N Saravana Kumar has been appointed as Private Secretary to Ravi Shankar
Prasad, Minister for Communications, IT and Law and Justice. He is a
2000 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
RR for CBDT (post cadre restructuring) awaits DoPT's approval
It is reliably learnt that Recruitment Rules of CBDT, post cadre restructuring,
may soon be approved by DoPT which has been pending since long.
File of 1992-94 batch IRS (IT) officers reaches ACC
It is reliably learnt that the files of IRS (IT) officers belonging
to 1992, 1993 & 1994 batch have reached the Appointment Committee
of Cabinet. DPC had taken place on June 06 this year for 205 posts of
Commissioner, Income Tax. Meaning hereby, as many as 205 IRS (IT) officers
would get the rank of Commissioner, Income Tax the month of August.
Reportedly, it would cover the 1994 batch partly only.
Chaudhary to be Chairman of Food Commission in Haryana
Haryana Chief Secretary S C Chaudhary is being tipped to be Chairman
of the Food Commission in Haryana. He is 1977 batch IAS officer.
12 Under Secretaries to be promoted to Dy Secretaries !
As the grapevine has it as many as 11 Under Secretaries are waiting
in the wings to be promoted to Deputy Secretaries.
DGP slot in Tripura vacant, search on
The coveted slot of DGP, Tripura is vacant since the retirement of C
Balasubrahmanyam on June 30 this year. Presently K Nagraj, IG Tripura,
1983 batch IPS officer, is in the additional charge even as the search
for new DGP goes on.
Srivastava poised to be CS, Tripura
As the grapevine has it, Pravin Srivastava is likely to be appointed
new Chief Secretary of Tripura. The 1980 batch IAS officer is presently
serving as Member Secretary, National Monument Authority under the Ministry
of Culture. The coveted slot of CS Tripura is now on offer after S C
Panda's appointment as new Secretary, Textiles.
Who will be DG (Personnel) in CAG ?
V Ravindran (IA &AS 83) , braces to be anointed as the DG (Personnel)
in CAG HQ, a newly created all powerful post. Meera Swarup (IA &
AS 88) reportedly also poses as a serious contender for the post.
Delhi High Court Judgement on CAG on July 31
Shashi Kant Sharma, CAG of India, waits anxiously for the Delhi High
Court Judgement of 31 July 2014 on his appointment. Key appointments
and restructuring done to alleviate any emergency.
Cadre of Mrs Ankita Chakravarty transferred to AGMUT
The cadre of Mrs Ankita Chakravarty has been transferred from Punjab
to AGMUT on the grounds of marriage to Naveen Aggarwal, a 2013 batch
IAS officer of AGMUT cadre. Mrs Ankita Chakravarty is a 2013 batch IAS
officer of Punjab cadre.
Kumar appointed PS to Venkaiah Naidu
S Suresh Kumar has been appointed as Private Secretary to M Venkaiah
Naidu, Minister of Urban Development. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer
of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Singh appointed PS to Mrs Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Hardeep Singh has been appointed as Private Secretary to Mrs Harsimrat
Kaur Badal, Minister for Food Processing Industries. He is a 1990 batch
ITS officer.
Tenure of Srivastava as Joint Secretary, UPSC extended
The central deputation tenure of Rajiv Srivastava as Joint Secretary
(Director level), UPSC, has been extended for a period of one year with
effect from July 3, 2014. He is a 1991 batch IOFS officer.
Raj Kumar Bhagat gets premature repatriation
Raj Kumar Bhagat, Director, Census Operations, Jammu & Kashmir,
has been accorded premature repatriation. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer
of J&K cadre.
Post of PS to Railway Minister upgraded to Director level
The post of Dr V Ponnuraj, Private Secretary to D V Sadananda Gowda,
Railway Minister, has been upgraded from Deputy Secretary to Director
level. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
Tanvi Garg moves to Andaman
Tanvi Garg has been transferred from Chandigarh to Andaman. She is a
2009 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Prerna Puri moves to Mizoram
Prerna Puri has been moved from Chandigarh to Mizoram/ She is 2009 batch
IAS officer of UT cadre.
Bhalla to go to Chandigarh ?
B S Bhalla is all set to move Chandigarh Administration. He is 1990
batch IAS officer currently posted in Daman and Diu.
Deepak Kumar to join Chandigarh Administration ?
Dr S B Deepak Kumar is being moved to Chandigarh. 2005 batch IAS officer
Dr Kumar is presently posted in Pondicherry.
Cheema is new DIG Chandigarh Administration
A S Chhema is joining as DIG in the Chandigarh Administration. He is
2000 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.
(We said this on July 18, 2014)
Meena is new SP, Chandigarh Administration
Ram Niwas Meena has also been posted to Chandigarh as the Superintendent
of Police.
Kamaraj transferred to Delhi
DGP Pondicherry P Kamaraj has been transferred to Delhi. He is 1987
batch IPS officer of UT cadre.
Sreekanth is now Secretary to Governor in Pondicherry
Chief Electoral Officer in Pondicherry T Sreekanth has been appointed
Secretary to the Governor. He is 2004 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Rizvi is CMD, Telangana TRANSCO
Syed Ali Murtaza Rizvi has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director,
Telangana TRANSCO. He is a 1999 batch IAS officer of Telangana cadre.
Vijayakumar joins as Insurance Ombdusman, Kochi
P K Vijayakumar has taken over the charge as Insurance Ombudsman, Kochi
with jurisdiction of Kerala and Lakshadweep. He is a 1978 batch IRS
officer.
Anand Pratap Singh appointed as Resident Commissioner,
Himachal Bhawan (UPDATED)
Anand Pratap Singh has been appointed as Resident Commissioner, Himachal
Bhawan, New Delhi. He is a 1997 batch IPS Officer of Himachal Pradesh
cadre.
SAIL gets dividend cheque from NTPC (UPDATED)
C S Verma, Chairman SAIL, has received a dividend cheque of Rs. 43.14
crores from K K Sharma, CEO - NTPC-SAIL Power Company Pvt Ltd (NSPCL),
a joint venture of two Maharatna companies, Steel Authority of India
Limited and NTPC Limited. On this occasion S V Shahi, CFO - NSPCL; Anil
Chaudhary, Director - Finance, SAIL and S S Mohanty, Director - Technical
SAIL were also present
IAS couple dismissed from service (UPDATED)
The Government has finally dismissed 1979 batch IAS couple Arvind Joshi
and Tinoo Joshi from service.The couple is however, now contemplating
to move to the court of law against the dismissal.
Vinay Srivastava appointed as PS to Prakash
Javadekar (UPDATED)
Vinay Srivastava has been appointed as Private Secretary to Prakash
Javadekar, Ministry of State for Information and Broadcasting. He is
a 1992 batch IRSME officer.
M N Reddi is new Police Commissioner, Bangalore
City (UPDATED)
M N Reddi has been appointed as Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City
in Karnataka. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre.
H C Kishore Chandra posted as Law & Order
in Karnataka (UPDATED)
H C Kishore Chandra has been appointed as ADG, Law and Order in Karnataka.
He is a 1984 batch IPS Officer of Karnataka cadre.
R H Auradkar is ADG, Karnataka State Reserve
Police (UPDATED)
Ragavendra H Auradkar has been posted as ADG, Karnataka State Reserve
Police, Bangalore. He is a 1987 batch IPS Officer of Karnataka cadre.
Kamal Pant posted as IG, Grievances & Human
Rights in Karnataka (UPDATED)
Kamal Pant has been appointed as IG, Grievances & Human Rights,
Bangalore in Karnataka. He is a 1990 batch IPS officer of Karnataka
cadre.
Alok Kumar is IG & ADG, Law & Order
Bangalore City (UPDATED)
Alok Kumar has been appointed as IG &ADG, Law & Order Bangalore
City, Bangalore in Karnataka. He is a 1994 batch IPS Officer of Karnataka
cadre.
CORPORATE
Muthalif resigns as CFO, Oceanaa Biotek Industries
Ltd
Abdul Muthalif has resigned as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Oceanaa
Biotek Industries Ltd.
Verma appointed Director ( Sales & Mktg.), Kempinski Ambience Hotel
Delhi
Shalabh Verma has been appointed as Director, Sales and Marketing of
Kempinski Ambience Hotel, New Delhi.
Shah to be appointed CFO, Rockon Fintech Ltd
The Board of Rockon Fintech Ltd is to appoint Nirav Deepak Shah as Chief
Financial Officer (CFO) of the company
Sathe resigns as Director, Kirloskar Industries
Ltd
A R Sathe has resigned as Director of Kirloskar Industries Ltd
Lee appointed Director, KTO
Byugnsun Lee has been appointed as Director of Korea Tourism Organisation
(KTO) in India
Angre to be appointed CFO, Shree Nath Commercial
& Finance Ltd
The Board of Shree Nath Commercial & Finance Ltd is to appoint Suhaas
Angre as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company
Agrawal to be appointed CFO, Banas Finance
Ltd
The Board of Banas Finance Ltd is to appoint Girraj Kishor Agrawal as
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.
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Is selection method fair ?
New companies act has made it compulsory for all companies including
govt companies to have two independent directors and one woman director
on board. From where are the govt companies finding out these people?
Is their a fair method of selection for these nominations? The old government
has gone and Modi govt has come but the proposals and notesheets initiated
in old government are still calling shots! If you dont believe it take
the example of Atul Garg (Retd IAS-Raj 1976). He has been nominated
as Director by the concerned GOI Ministry, in NHDC, a joint venture
company of GOI and GOMP. No one knows how he has been selected and how
his name was sent to the NHDC board by the holding company NHPC. Stories
are doing rounds about several such political nominations on board of
several GOI companies. Will PM or the Ministry of Company Affairs look
into it?
Mahadev
India Marrow Donor Programme-Need of the hour
The Union Health Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan has asked the officials
of the department to work out plan and procedure of setting up an Indian
Marrow Donor Programme (IMDP) in India. He initiated this effort on
the request and note of Aseeratham Achary whose 7-year-old daughter
is suffering from blood cancer: Acute Myeloid Leukemia. At least 50,000
people need to undergo bone marrow transplant in India from related
or unrelated donor to cure blood cancer, Thalassemia, bone morrow failure,
primary immune deficiency, storage disorders like gauchers, etc. There
is no bone marrow registry in India. It needs to make the people and
government aware of this lack of facility and treatment in India.
Aseervatham Achary Ex-Deputy Director, Indian Railways
Review appointment proposal
The appointment proposal of Director General, ICFRE, MoEF post should
also be reviewed, by ACC similar to the PS and OSD. Honorable PM should
look in to the matter and appoint a person of National and International
repute to advice the PM in the matter of Forest, Environment and Climate
Change for a minimum period of three year.
Nagrajan S
Good decision of PMO
Good decision of PMO, not appointing IAS and IFS as PS to MoS, MoEF.
This well balance the functioning of MoEF. Otherwise, all the time PS
was from IFS cadre and all the IFS on central deputation were misusing
the office of MoS and interpreting the rule as per their convenience.
S C Sharma
Negating revolutionary changes
No one has any right to insult Malayalam or Tamil Literature. In the
name of Aptitude, if some body try to give advantage to candidates studied
in English Medium through backdoor, it should not be allowed. Last year,
the stupid elite consisting of some senior civil servants tried to negate
the revolutionary changes which were brought by the Janata Govt. in
1977-78 by trying to give importance to English again in the Civil Service
Examination. The so called elite English media and academic fools tried
to support it. I am thankful to the political class supported who protested
against it and made the UPSC to withdraw it! The country belongs to
all and not to a few privileged people who got educated in English Medium.
Nobody know where is the fellow who questioned a "chaiwallah"s
right to become the Prime Minister of India. Incidentally that stupid
person was also a member of the pre-1978 Civil Service, who was thinking
that only persons who studied in St. Stephens, Delhi on such other institutions
are fit to become Civil Servants. Regarding the Engineers and Doctors
who write the Civils, I don't know why somebody should object it. They
are hundred times better than the persons who get educated at Public
money and then migrate to US or UK to settle there.
Devadasan
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Citizen has no right to repeatedly ask for similar information
Through an application filed under the RTI Act, information regarding
the service details and assets of the then CMD, DTC, and also
information on certain retired employees who were granted pension
was sought. During the hearing before the CIC, the respondent
submitted that the appellant has filed around 130 RTI applications,
mostly on the subject of nonpayment of pension to him. The CIC
observed that it is a case of repetitive use of RTI Act, assuming
the proportion of harassment to the Public Authority and abuse
of RTI Act. Holding that repetitive use of RTI amounts to abuse,
the CIC ordered that the same should be a ground for refusal of
application and appeal. The CIC directed the deputy registrar
to send the copy of the order to the Ministry of Personnel and
Training with a recommendation to send it to all the Public Authorities,
First Appellate Authorities and State Information Commissions.
A copy was also sent to the Ministry of Personnel and Training
to commission the framing of guidelines, for the benefit of and
ready reference by Public Information Officers to refuse the repeated
RTI applications, provide a ground for First Appellate Authorities
to refuse second appeals if arise out of such refusals and similarly
to reject the Second Appeals by Information Commissions either
central or state.
Comments
This order would come as a relief to the officials who feel an
atmosphere of fear and worry in the offices and are hesitating
to take action against erring staff members for fear of facing
flood of questions under RTI. However, the RTI Act does not specifically
provide repeated filing of application as a ground of refusing
the information, and the implied interpretation by the CIC is
likely to be challenged in the higher judicial forum.
Citation: Mr. Ramesh Chand Jain v. Delhi
Transport Corporation GNCTD, Delhi in File No.CIC/AD/A/2013/001326SA
(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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