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POLITICS
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Priests are no more necessary to religion than politicians to patriotism.
Will Modi take the appointment of Mishra to
Parliament?
Will Prime Minister Narendra Modi take up the appointment of Nripendra
Mishra as Principal Secretary to the PM? Infact, any ordinance has to
have the approval of the Parliament within 6 weeks or when House resumes....whichever
earlier. If Modi doesn't take it for House's approval, Nripendra Mishra's
appointment will automatically be cancelled. Informed sources, however,
said that Ordinance to this effect will be produced in the Parliament
next week.
BUREAUCRACY
Finance Ministry to be overhauled ?
There is a buzz in the North Block that the entire Finance Ministry
will be overhauled after the Budget Session of the Parliament. Who are
the new faces ? Only Arun Jaitley knows.
Arvind Datar for SC Roster ?
Now the name of senior Lawyer of Chennai Arvind Datar has started doing
the round for elevation to the apex court's Roster .
Ojha poised for Additional Director (ED), Mumbai
As the grapevine has it Virendra Ojha may soon be appointed as Additional
Director, Enforcement Directorate. Reportedly, the high-powered committee
has cleared his name against the slot vacant at Mumbai. The name of
the 1993 IRS (IT) officer would now be sent to the ACC for its ratification.
Srinetra poised for Spl Director (ED), Chandigarh
As the grapevine has it Sanjay Srinetra may soon be appointed as Special
Director, Enforcement Directorate. Reportedly, the high-powered committee
has cleared his name for Spl Dir, ED against the vacant slot vacant
at Chandigarh. The name of the 1993 IRS (C&CE) officer would now
be sent to the ACC for its ration.
Marik is new DGP of Odisha
Sanjeev Marik has been appointed as Director General of Police in Odisha.
He is a 1981 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre.
Mishra is new CMD, OSRTC
Prakash Mishra has been appointed as new CMD of Odisha State Road Transport
Corporation (OSRTC). He is a 1977 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre.
Sanjiv Marik has succeeded him as DGP of Odisha.
Sinha is high level panel Member
Former CVC Pratyush Sinha has been appointed Member of the high-level
panel on power revamp "Advisory Group for Integrated Development
of Power, Coal and Renewable Energy headed by former Union Minister
Suresh Prabhu."
Will Reliance man be OSD to Ms Irani ?
Name of Sanjay Kachru - presently working in the Corporate Communications
of the Reliance - has started doing the round for the post of OSD to
Union HRD Minister Ms Smriti Irani. Kachru had earlier worked with the
Ruia's
Rasquinha to be DMD in EXIM Bank ?
David Rasquinha is being tipped to be Deputy Managing Director (DMD)
in the EXIM Bank. He is presently ED in the same bank.
Tenure of Handicraft Development Commissioner
Gupta ends in July
The tenure of Shankar Gupta, who is working at Joint Secretary level
post as Development Commissioner (Handicraft) is coming to an end in
July, 2014. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
2000 batch IPS officer is DIG in Odisha
Prateek Mohanty has been promoted to the rank of DIG in Odisha. Another
IPS officer of this batch Yatindra Koyal is on deputation to the CBI.
1989 batch IPS officer is ADG in Odisha
Two 1989 batch IPS officers P Acharya and A M Prasad have been promoted
to the rank of ADG in Odisha.
Tenure of JS in MHA Suresh Kumar ends in July
The tenure of Sepuri Suresh Kumar as Joint Secretary in the Ministry
of Home Affairs (MHA) is coming to an end in July, 2014. He is a 1988
batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
PESB invites applications for MD, NERMAC
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has advertised the post of
Managing Director of North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation
Limited (NERMAC) and sought applications for the same before August
19, 2014, soon after the incumbent MD V H Kalbande quitting from the
post.
Tentiwal deputed as PS to Gangwar
Manu Tentiwal, who is presently working as Joint Development Commissioner,
Noida Special Economic Zone (NSEZ), has been deputed as Private Secretary
to Santosh Kumar Gangwar , Minister of State for Textiles. He is a 2002
batch IRS-IT officer.
Tenure of Secretary in PMO Sheel ends in
July
The tenure of Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Alok Sheel
, is coming to an end in July 2014. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of
Kerala cadre.
Tenure of AS, Defence, Gupta ends in July
The tenure of Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Defence Ashok
Kumar Gupta is coming to an end in July, 2014. He is a 1981 batch IAS
officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
Odisha Govt mars prospects of three IAS officers
!
The Odisha Government has marred the chances of three IAS officers by
not allowing them for central deputation .
PESB advertises post of CMD, NFL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications
for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, National Fertilizers
Limited (NFL) falling next year on March 1, 2015. Those willing to apply
can send their applications to the PESB before September 5, 2014.
Ravi is Independent Director in IDBI
S Ravi of Delhi has been appointed Independent Director in the IDBI.
Ms Mishra promoted as Accountant General,
UP, Lucknow
Ms Vinita Mishra, Senior Deputy Accountant General (SS/LB), in the office
of Accountant General (Audit), Uttarakhand, Dehradun, has been promoted
to the Senior Administrative Grade and appointed as Accountant General
(E&RSA), Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow.
Satya Vempati to join central deputation !
Sreenivas Varaha Satya Vempati is expected to join central deputation
at Deputy Secretary/Director level in Government of India. He is a 1994
batch officer of Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers.
Dhaliwal likely to join central deputation!
Hargovinder Singh Dhaliwal is expected to join central deputation at
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) level. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer
of AGMUT cadre.
Central deputation tenure of Rawal ending
on July 31
The central deputation tenure of Pravin Rawal as Deputy Secretary in
the Ministry of Finance is coming to an end on July 31, 2014. He is
a 2000 batch IRS-IT officer.
Verma moves to Khartoum
Second Secretary in Washington, Manoj Bihari Verma, has been moved in
the same capacity to Khartoum in place of S K Saraf.
U K S Chauhan conferred with "Rashtriya
Hindi Sahitya Samman 2014"
U K S Chauhan has been conferred with "Rashtryia Hindi Sahitya
Samman 2014" in a programme organized by "Hindi Ki Goonj"
at Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi. The occasion underlined his contribution
in Hindi literature and poetic work 'Aalha' in Avadhi. The 1986 batch
IAS officer of Kerala cadre is a notable laureate of Malyalam and Hindi
literature. Presently he is serving as Jt Secretary (Policy & FCI)
with the Dept of Food & Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer
Affairs, Govt of India.
Selection interview for Dir (Technical) NCL
today
PESB is all set to select the suitable candidate for the slot of Director
(Technical), Northern Coalfields Limited. Few among several to face
the interview today are; R K Nigam (GM, SECL), Subir Chandra (GM, MCL),
Vinay Mishra (GM, SECL). The selected member, after ACC approval, would
be succeding A D Mathur on February 01, 2015.
Simanchala Dash posted as OSD to Finance Minister
(UPDATED)
Simanchala Dash has been appointed as OSD to Finance Minister. He is
an IRS-IT officer.
Tuhin Kant Pandey appointed as Joint Secretary,
Cabinet Secretariat (UPDATED)
Tuhin Kant Pandey has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat
with extending his tenure till August 27, 2014. He is a 1987 batch IAS
officer of Orissa cadre.
Ms Deepti Umashankar appointed as Joint Secretary,
Cabinet Secretariat (UPDATED)
Ms Deepti Umashankar has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Cabinet
Secretariat in Government of India. She is a 1993 batch IAS officer
of Haryana cadre.
K L Sharma appointed as Joint Secretary, Health
& Family Welfare (UPDATED)
K L Sharma has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Health
and Family Welfare in Government of India. He is a CSS officer.
4 IAS officers get additional charges in Gujarat
(UPDATED)
As many as four officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have
been given additional charges in Gujarat. Accordingly, Dr Rajender Kumar
has been assigned an additional charge of Chief Executive Authority,
Surat Uraban Development while P Swaroop gets additional charge of Superintendent
of Stamps & Inspector General of Registration, Gandhinagar and Ajay
Bhadoo is also Chief Executive Officer, Dholera Special Investment Regional
Development Authority, Gandhinagar. Besides, Jai Prakash Shivahare has
been given an additional charge of District Development Officer, Dangs-Ahwa.
K R Bharti is also Special Secretary, LAC
in HP (UPDATED)
K R Bharti has been given an additional charge of Special Secretary,
LAC in Himachal Pradesh. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer of Himachal
Pradesh cadre.
N Sambasiva Rao is also Commissioner, Printing,
Stationery & Stores in AP (UPDATED)
N Sambasiva Rao has been given an additional charge of Commissioner,
Printing, Stationery and Stores Purchase in Andhra Pradesh. He is a
1984 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Gunadhar Pandey selected as Director (Tech),
NCL (UPDATED)
Gunadhar Pandey, GM, NCL, CIL, has been selected for the post of Director
(Technical), Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) at a Public Enterprises
Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on July 7, 2014. As many as 11 persons
were interviewed for the same.
Arunish Chawla appointed as Joint Secretary,
Expenditure (UPDATED)
Arunish Chawla has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Department
of Expenditure in Government of India. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer
of Bihar cadre.
Saurabh Garg appointed as Joint Secretary,
Economic Affairs (UPDATED)
Saurabh Garg has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Department
of Economic Affairs in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer
of Orissa cadre.
Ajai Das Mehrotra appointed as Joint Secretary,
Corporate Affairs (UPDATED)
Ajai Das Mehrotra has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Ministry
of Corporate Affairs in Government of India. He is a 1984 batch IRS
officer.
CORPORATE
Bhasin resigns as Nominee Director in K S
Oils Ltd
B S Bhasin who is a Nominee Director of State Bank of India (SBI) has
resigned from the Board of Directors of K S Oils Limited.
Katragadda to be Group CTO, Tata Sons?
Gopichand Katragadda is to join as Group Chief Technology Officer of
Tata Sons from August 3, 2014
Srinivasan appointed CFO, Empee Distilleries
Ltd
Empee Distilleries Limited has appointed V Srinivasan as Chief Financial
Officer of the company w.e.f. June 1, 2014
Goel appointed Addl. Director, Rajasthan Petro Synthetics Ltd
Rajasthan Petro Synthetics Limited has appointed Rishabh Goel as an
Additional Director of the company.
Reddy resigns as Director, Panyam Cements & Mineral Industries Ltd
A Sreenivasulu Reddy has resigned as Director of Panyam Cements &
Mineral Industries Ltd.
Shah appointed Independent Director, Infra
Industries Ltd
Infra Industries Ltd has appointed Ashwin S Shah as an Independent Director
of the company.
Two Directors appointed on Board of Smilax
Industries Ltd
Smilax Industries Ltd has appointed Vijay Pusdekar and Sanjay Vithobaji
Umate as additional Directors of the company.
Malhotra appointed Director (Food and Beverage), Grand Hyatt Mumbai
Manav Malhotra has been appointed as Director (Food and Beverage), Grand
Hyatt Mumbai.
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Does make sense and there is merit in it
A few days back, at a wedding function, I met a fairly senior Member
of BJP, who is in the periphery of its Inner Circle. I asked him why
Defence does not have its own Minister; is the Ministry not a Priority
Ministry ? His reply was an eye opener. We talked for about 15 minutes.
The gist of what he said was: "You Defence people have no subtlety;
you are just straight forward. You are trained to see Black and White
(friend and foe and not various shades of grey) and, in your entire
career, are not trained to put yourselves in the shoes of the other
person, before arriving at conclusions. Defence had the rawest deal
under the 2 "no action" Prime Minister and Defence Minister.
The security of the country is in serious jeopardy. Modi's hands are
tied, in his External Affairs Policy, because he does not have a strong
arm to back him up, so that, if the Chinese try any tricks, they will
be not only stopped right at the border, but will be pushed back a little.
He does not want another 1962. First, he wants to strengthen our borders
with massive infrastructure development.
Modi thinks and plans deeply
If the Defence and Finance Ministers are different, the two will bicker,
as the Finance Minister has claims for large slices by every Minister
and he will ration funds to Defence. A single Defence/Finance Minister
will be more generous to Defence needs; that is human nature. Believe
me, Modi thinks and plans in greater depth than anyone else. Every action
and word of his, have already considered many steps ahead. Don't look
at his actions at a superficial level."
By A Visitor
Railway passes
Till 1994 or thereabouts all railway officers were on retirement entitled
to 3 complimentary passes per year in the class they were entitled to
travel for personal non duty reasons. But subsequently the board decided
that members will be entitled to travel in first class air-conditioned
class after retirement but limiting the eligibility to two berths. After
all when you retire children would have settled and you don't require
more berths.
I stand by every word I have said.
B.C. Balasubramanian
Bring scientist as Secretary Environment
A scientists should be made Secretary Environment
K P Singh
Restore parity among IAS and other Group A services
It is high time that some parity is restored among IAS and other Group
A services in matters of empanelment as Joint Secretaries. Way back
in 1985 the matter was debated at length and placed before a Group Of
Ministers after the receipt of Fourth Pay Commission report. It was
conceded that in no case the disparity should be more than two years.
Three decades and two more Pay Commissions down the line the disparity
has become so wide-8 to 10 years in many cases. While 1995 IAS-wallahs
have already become Joint Secretaries for other Group A services they
have not considered even 1990 batch. IA&AS is lucky as their controlling
authority is CAG and they are independent of DoPT. The new dispensation
must correct this aberration .They must also look at other service conditions
like training, allotment of houses, health facilities (like treatment
abroad)which have been exclusively given to the IAS. The other services
like play an equally, in some cases more, important role in the governance
of the country and deserve the same treatment. After all they have all
joined through the same competitive examination.
Aarti Khosla
Subordinate staff alone shouldn't be blamed
It is observed that most of comments about the punctuality in office
attendance, as if the onus lies on the subordinate staff, who are late
comers and leave early. But in reality it is not true, in most of the
offices it can be observed that Group A officers are late comers and
leave office with some plea, i.e. having meeting with higher ups, or
left for Hqr. etc. etc. etc. As they are well aware that in the office
nobody is there to verify the truth about his movement. It is almost
99% Group A Officers are late comers and early leavers. It is injustice
to blame the subordinate staff about poor punctuality in attendance.
So before commenting on the punctuality of subordinate staff the Group
A officers should sincerely think about their movement in office coming.
Kalyan
Reducing efficiency
In the working of government, one more step added. It will reduce efficiency.
Ashok Jaidka
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What is substantial financing under the RTI Act?
The Delhi High Court had remitted the case to the CIC for consideration
whether the Population Services International (NGO) received any
indirect substantial funding from the appropriate Government or
not. The NGO contended that they are not a public authority for
the purpose of section 2(h)(d)(ii) of the RTI Act as they are
not being "substantially financed" by the appropriate
government and hence are not covered under the Act. The appellant
argued that the NGO should be considered as public authority for
the purpose of RTI Act as it has received some amount of funding
from the government. The two member bench of CIC held that an
amount of 18% to 20% cannot be construed as substantial financing.
Further, only 8% was contributed from Central and State Government
in the year 2013 and hence, the amount contributed by the Central
and State Government cannot qualify as "substantial financing".
Comments
The term "substantial finance" has not been defined
under the RTI Act. Unless it can be shown that the funding was
so substantial to the body which practically runs by such funding
and but for such funding, it would struggle to exist, the same
cannot be termed as "substantial".
Citation: Shri Rajesh Dhiman v. Population
Services International (NGO)in Case No. CIC/SG/A/2011/003380/SS
(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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