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POLITICS
When nothing else inspires History does! (3)
Knowledge leads to unity and ignorance to diversity.
HUPA merged with Urban Development Ministry
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) has been
merged with the Ministry of Urban Development with making M Venkaiah
Naidu as Minister of this Ministry. During the tenure of UPA regime,
both had separate Ministries.
BUREAUCRACY
A K Sharma is new JS in PMO
Finally orders of A K Sharma for the post of Joint Secretary in the
PMO have been issued. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.
He hails from UP.
Hiren Joshi to join PMO as OSD
Hiren Joshi, who was OSD IT to Gujarat CM, is joining the PMO as OSD.
He used to answer queries on Social Media on behalf of Gujarat CM.
Bharat Lal to join PMO
Bharat Lal is all set to join the PMO. 1988 batch IFS officer of Gujarat
cadre has been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary early this
week. He is well connected in UP.
Three personal assistants join Modi in PMO
Three personal assistants in Gujarat - O P Singh, Tanmay Mehta and Dinesh
Thakur have joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi in PMO.
Will Jagdish Thakker return to Gujarat?
Jagdish Thakkar, who remained PRO to several CMs in Gujarat, has also
joined the PMO. It is heard that he may return to Gujarat.
Jawed Usmani and Alok Ranjan have many things in Common
Jawed Usmani & Alok Ranjan, the ex and current Chief Secretaries
of UP have several things in common - they are both from the 1978 batch
of the IAS and trained together in Mussoorie. Much before this, they
were together as batch-mate at IIM Ahmedabad from 1974 to 1976. Both
were born in early 1956 and were underage when they graduated from IIMA,
hence they could write the UPSC exam only in 1977.
A Giridhar gets premature repatriation
A Giridhar, who is presently working as Joint Secretary in the Ministry
of Petroleum & Natural Gas, has been accorded a premature repatriation.
He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Deepak Agrawal deputed to GoI as Director, Rural Development
Deepak Agrawal has been appointed as Director in the Department of Rural
Development under the Ministry of Rural Development. He is a 1995 batch
officer of Indian Telecom Service.
K Muralidhar Rao can work in Telangana till June 30
K Muralidhar Rao, Regional Manager, AP Forest Development Corporation
Limited, Hyderabad, will have to apply again to the State Governments
of their preference for acceptance of deputation failing which they
will be repatriated to their parent cadre. However, he can work in Telangana
till June 30, 2014. He is a 1990 batch IFS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.
Ms Rakhee Bakshee takes over as Director,
WFS
Ms Rakhee Bakshee is now Director, Women's Feature Service. WFS, started
in 1978 as an UNESCO-UNFPA initiative, is now an autonomous entity which
reports on women's rights, and concerns. Bakshee will also continue
to anchor for Rajya Sabha TV's weekly news and current affairs shows.
D S Selvam selected as Director (MB), BLC
D S Selvam, GM, IOCL, has been selected for the post of Director (Manufacturing
Business), Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLC) at a Public Enterprises
Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on June 3, 2014. As many as 13 persons
were interviewed for the same.
Deepak Singhal is new PS Home in UP
Deepak Singhal has been appointed new Principal Secretary Home in Uttar
Pradesh. He is 1982 batch IAS officer.
Sultania to be PS to Naidu
Sandeep Kumar Sultania is being appointed PS to Union Minister Urban
Development Venkaiah Naidu.He is 1998 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh
cadre.
Disaster Management Authority in MP
It has been decided to set up Disaster Management Authority in Madhya
Pradesh.
P Rajeshwari can work in Telangana till June 30
P Rajeshwari, Chief Conservator of Forests (Working Plan) in the office
of PCCF office, will have to apply again to the State Governments of
their preference for acceptance of deputation failing which they will
be repatriated to their parent cadre. However, he can work in Telangana
till June 30, 2014. He is a 1990 batch IFS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
D Venkateswarlu can work in Telangana till June 30
D Venkateswarlu, Special Commissioner, Rural Development in Commissioner
office, will have to apply again to the State Governments of their preference
for acceptance of deputation failing which they will be repatriated
to their parent cadre. However, he can work in Telangana till June 30,
2014. He is a 1996 batch IFS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
Dharmendra Kumar set to move to Mizoram as
DGP
Dharmendra Kumar is soon to move to Mizoram as Director General of Police.
The 1984 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre is served Delhi Police as
Special CP, Crime. Presently Deepak Mishra is carrying out the charge
of Spl CP Crime.
A V Joseph appointed as PCCF in AP
A V Joseph has been deputed to officiate as Principal Chief Conservator
of Forests (Head of Forest) in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1979 batch IFS
officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Sanjeev Kumar joins as IG SSB in Patna
Sanjeev Kumar Singhal has joined as IG SSB in Patna. He is 1988 batch
IPS officer of Bihar cadre.
Ranjan Ghosh to join in New York
Ranjan Ghose IAAS 82 is joining as Dy permanent representative of India
(UN -audit) in New York from July 1, 2014.
Dr P Mukherjee joins as Dy CAG
Dr P Mukherjee has landed with his coveted posting as Deputy CAG comm.
He has taken over the charge on June 2, 2014.
H S Sidhu shifted as Member, ITAT Delhi Benches
H S Sidhu, Member of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Amritsar, has been
transferred in the same capacity, ITAT, Delhi benches.
Bhanu also PS Home and Politics in Assam
(UPDATED)
M G V K Bhanu, presently serving as Principal Secretary to the Chief
Minister of Assam, is also given charge of PS Home and Politics.He is
a 1985 batch IAS officer of Assam Meghalaya cadre.
Sustainability report of NTPC released
(UPDATED)
NTPC Limited, India's largest power utility released its 2nd Sustainability
Report "Power to grow responsibly" highlighting company's
step towards sustaining high level performance, promoting business sustainability,
generating environmentally sustainable power, sustaining greener environment,
conserving natural resources such as energy, water etc. The report for
the year 2012-13 released by Dr. Arup Roy Choudhury, CMD and Directors
of NTPC is a self declared A+ report and in accordance with the GRI
G3.1 Reporting Framework including appropriate consideration of the
Reporting Principles and necessary indicators including Electric Utility
Sector Supplement (EUSS) compliant. The report has been externally assured
by the assurance provider, M/s Bureau Veritas Certification (India)
Pvt. Ltd. as per AA1000 2008 Assurance Standard.
19 IAS officers of 2001 batch get Selection
Grade in J&K (UPDATED)
As many as 19 officers belonging to Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
of 2001 batch have been promoted to the Selection Grade in Jammu and
Kashmir. The officers are: Sanjeev Verma, Dr Mandeep Kumar Bhandari,
Mohammad Afzal Bhat, Mohammad Shafi Rather, Sudershan sharma, Mehraj
Ahmad Kakroo, Satesh Nehru, Parvez Ahmad Malik, Anal Kumar Gupta, Raj
Kumar Bhagat, Abdul Majid Mir, Nirmal Sharma, Shafat Noor Barlas, Abdul
Latief Deva, Ramesh Kumar Koul, Khurshid Ahmad Shah, Mohammad Sharif
Sood, Zaffar Ahmad Bhat and Abdul Maajid Ganai.
8 IAS officers get Junior Time Scale in Bihar
(UPDATED)
As many as eight Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers have been
promoted to Junior Time Scale in Bihar. They are: Dinesh Kumar, OSD,
Department of Industry; Giriwar Dayal Singh, Deputy Secretary, General
Administration Department; Rajiv Roshan, Deputy Development Commissioner
& Chief Executive Officer, Saran, Chhapra; Animesh Kumar Parashar,
Deputy Development Commissioner & Chief Executive Officer, Bhojpur,
Aara; Kaushal Kishore, Deputy Development Commissioner & Chief Executive
Officer, Begusarai; Rachna Patil, Deputy Development Commissioner &
Chief Executive Officer, Nalanda, Bihar Sharif; Chandrashekhar Singh,
Deputy Development Commissioner & Chief Executive Officer, Bhagalpur
and Rajkumar, Deputy Development Commissioner & Chief Executive
Officer, Madhubani.
Anuj Aggarwal selected as Member (HR), AAI
(UPDATED)
Anuj Aggarwal, ED, AAI, has been selected for the post of Member (HR),
Airport Authority of India (AAI) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board
(PESB) meeting held on June 4, 2014. As many as 13 persons were interviewed
for the same.
CORPORATE
Ramakrishnan appointed Director, TVS Srichakra
Ltd
TVS Srichakra Ltd has appointed V Ramakrishnan as Director of the company
w.e.f. May 24, 2014
Chavan appointed CEO, Autoline Industries
Ltd
Autoline Industries Ltd has appointed Umesh Chavan as Chief Executive
Officer of the company w.e.f. June 6, 2014
Jaiswal appointed CFO, Shilpi Cable Technologies
Ltd
Shilpi Cable Technologies Ltd has appointed Vikas Jaiswal as Chief Financial
Officer (CFO) of the company, w.e.f. May 26, 2014
Prakash appointed Non Exec. Director, Intec
Capital Ltd
Intec Capital Ltd has appointed Dhruv Prakash as Non - Executive Independent
Director of the company.
Jindal resigns as Non Exec. Independent Director,
Intec Capital Ltd
Subhash Jindal has resigned as Non-Executive Independent Director of
Intec Capital Ltd
Three Independent directors cease to be on
Board of Titagarh Wagons Ltd
Aloke Mookherjea, Nandan Bhattacharya, Abhas Sen have resigned as Independent
directors of Titagarh Wagons Ltd w.e.f. May 29, 2014
Bang appointed Addl. Director, Thomas Scott
(India) Ltd
Thomas Scott (India) Ltd has appointed Raghvendra Bang as Additional
Director of the company.
Murali resigns as CFO, Thomas Scott (India)
Ltd?
V Raju Murali has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of Thomas Scott
(India) Ltd
Bankda resigns as Director, Syncom Healthcare
Ltd
Pratik Bankda has resigned as Director of Syncom Healthcare Ltd
Dorji re-designated Whole-time Director, TAI
Industries Ltd
Dasho Wangchuk Dorji has been re-designated as Whole -time Director
of TAI Industries Ltd w.e.f. May 19, 2014
Ghosh appointed MD, TAI Industries Ltd?
Rohan Ghosh has been appointed as Managing Director of TAI Industries
Ltd w.e.f. May 19, 2014
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Abolition of Group of Ministers -- A step in right direction
The decision of the new Government to abolish all the GoMs and EGOMs
is a step in right direction to speed up the decision making process,
and simultaneously make bureaucrats accountable. There is a similar
group working in MOSPI, though with a different nomenclature, called
National Statistical Commission. Over the years it has become a parking
ground for retired Economists and Statisticians. Its about 9 years this
commission was set up, and its right time now for the new Government
to get the functioning of this body as also the need for such a body
evaluated from an independent external agency in a time bound manner.
Surendra Mohan
Its high time for Modi to set things right
This is to draw the kind attention of Modi regarding selection of council
of minister. Ignoring IIT D IIMC Harvard graduate Jayant Kumar will
send wrong signal in Society. How can Modi justify selection of Irani
Smita as against Jayant Kumar. Its high time for Modi to set things
right.
P Sahay
Go for big fish earning one crore and above for tax revenues
N Prakash has made an eminently useful suggestion today in WIC columns
for FM. Go for big fish earning one crore and above for tax revenues.
The focus of PC and his team was deliberate to fund their corrupt thinking.
Change ITR-1 soon.
Devindra Sethi
Former Minister doles out Rs 47 lakh to personal staff
This refers to today's disturbing news doing rounds in the TV media.
The Railway Minister Kharge and his deputies doled out over Rs 47 lakh
to their personal staff as loyalty bonus! He justified it on the basis
of precedents set by Minister like Mamata, Lalu and their colleagues
from UPA. This public loot only further confirms the unholy nexus between
politicians in power and Babus. Let it be known that this is by no means
the only case of you pet my back and I yours. In Maharashtra recently,
the State Government doled out Rs 30000 - 70000 to staff engaged in
election Duty! Earlier, the same Government doled out amounts ranging
from Rs 15000 to 50000 per month to IFS officers in the name of Allowances!
The State Chief Secretary, in addition, gets perks similar to a Cabinet
Minister! Just a closer look at the electricity and water bills of field
officers of IFS in the State would reveal horror stories of their Own!
Their residences would put many a Royals to Shame! That is why there
is need to put an end to this cozy relationship existing between politicians
and Babus! Is the PM Listening?
Ashok Sharma
Doval as NSA is best choice
A K Doval as NSA is the best choice. An officer who thinks ahead of
times, also knows everything about his subject. He believes whatever
you do, do your best. I have worked under him and hence all the good
wishes
Suresh Mandan
Any law for false declaration
It is true that administering a Ministry is not based on degree but
your capability. But we are concerned with wrong affidavit given in
2004 and 2014 by Mrs Irani. Is there any law regarding such false declaration.
A Ahmed
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Penalty for delay in supply of information
An RTI application was filed on 27.8.2013 which the Public Information
Officer (PIO) which he marked to Shri Sarvana Kumar (clerk) on
30.8.2013 to give it a distinct number for being forwarded to
the concerned officer for providing the information. The dealing
clerk, who was working directly under the PIO, put it up to him
on 18.9.2013 and the application was forwarded to the concerned
officer, Shri Sandeep Bedi, Pharmacist on 18.9.2013, with the
request to provide the required information. Shri Bedi responded
on 27.11.2013, where after the PIO forwarded the information to
the Complainant on 9.12.2013. A complaint was filed with the CIC
for delay in providing the information. The PIO stated that the
delay in provision of information was on account of non cooperation
of the deemed APIOs, S/Shri Sandeep Bedi, Pharmacist and Saravana
Kumar. Shri Sandeep Bedi submitted that the file containing the
information was under movement from one office to the other which
led to delay. The CIC observed that the responsibility cast upon
PIO would be seriously eroded if they were to simply mark RTI
applications to other officials, particularly officials under
their direct charge, and then put the entire blame for delayed
action on such other officials. The CIC further observed that
Shri Sandeep Bedi, Pharmacist cannot be absolved of the responsibility
of locating the file and providing the information within the
stipulated time frame. For a delay of 23 days, the CIC imposed
a penalty of Rs. 5,750/ on the PIO and Shri Sarvana Kumar, to
be shared equally between them. Further, a penalty of Rs. Rs.
12,500/ was imposed on Shri Sandeep Bedi, Pharmacist for a delay
of 50 days.
Comments
It is imperative that every PIO should put in place an effective
monitoring system to keep a check on the RTI applications received
by him.
Citation: Shri Gandhi Raj v. Directorate
of Health Services in File No. CIC/DS/C/2013/000638/
(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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