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POLITICS
Are Multi-national companies
after Ambani ?
In a chit-chat an independent view "Multi-national companies are
now promoting elements to destroy Ambani empire ?"Good topic for
discussion.
Is there an attempt to destabilize democracy ?
Rise of AAP was being discussed in a get-together. One interesting
comment came in from an intellectual " It is an attempt of the
NGOs to destablise democracy not only in India but across the globe?".
Banks can't offer above 10% increase in pay slip
Indian Bank Association (IBA) said that all Banks are struggling hard
to keep their respective balance sheet upright and is constrained that
they cannot offer anything over and above of the present offer of 10%
increase in payslip components.
BUREAUCRACY
10 IPS officers of 1980 batch empanelled as
DG in GoI
As many as 10 IPS officers of 1980 batch have been empanelled for the
post of Director General of Police or equivalent in Government of India.
They are Rajiv Jain of Jharkhand cadre; Banshidhar Sharma and Surender
Singh of West Bengal cadre ; Mrs Archana Ramasundram and Anoop Jaiswal
of Tamil Nadu cadre; S N Jain of Rajasthan cadre; Navneet Rajan Wasan
of Andhra Pradesh cadre; Pramod Kumar Thakur of Bihar cadre; Ahmed Javed
of Maharashtra cadre and Ramesh Chand Tayal of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Two IPS officers of 1980 batch empanelled for DG equivalent post in
GoI
Two IPS officers of 1980 batch have been empanelled for holding Director
General level equivalent post in Government of India. The officers are
Atul Kumar Mathur of Assam-Meghalaya cadre and Narinder Pal Singh of
Tamil Nadu cadre.
Joshi to be Additional Secretary, Women and Child Welfare
A V Joshi is being tipped to be new Additional Secretary Women and Child
Welfare in the Government of India.
V K Gupta leads race for Member (Engineering) Railway Board
With the fast approaching date of retirement of Subodh Jain whispers
in the corridors of power have started doing rounds that V K Gupta may
win the race for Member (Engineering), Railway Board. Gupta is serving
as General Manager, Northern Railways. He is 1976 batch officer of IRSE
cadre. Subodh Kumar Jain, the incumbent Member (Engineering), is scheduled
to retire on April 30, 2014.
Bishwanath Sinha takes charge as Jt Secy, MoEF
Bishwanath Sinha begins his new stint as Joint Secretary, Ministry of
Environment & Forest. The 1992 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre
had been serving as Additional Resident Commissioner of Kerala in Delhi.
Kandasamy appointed CVO in CPT
T Kandasamy has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Chennai
Port Trust (CPT), Chennai. He is 1997 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand
cadre.
Naidu is new CVO in HUDCO
P R K Naidu has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Housing
and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO), Delhi. He is 1987
batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
60 thousand crore Adhar budget ?
In the corridors of power, now the fate of 60 thousand crore Aadhaar
budget is being discussed? It is also heard that the new Government
will go into details of Aadhaar ?
Shankarsan Das gets posting after eight months
A 1994 batch UT cadre IPS officer Shankarsan Das has been given posting
in Delhi police after eight months wait.
Is UPSC Member in trouble ?
Is any UPSC Member is trouble ? This is the hot topic of discussion
in the corridors of power.
Dr M Ravi Kanth likely to join as CMD, HUDCO on Apr 11
Dr M Ravi Kanth, CMD, PDIL, is expected to take over the charge as Chairman
and Managing Director, Housing & Urban Development Corporation Limited
(HUDCO) on April 11, 2014. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Kerala
cadre.
(We said this Oct 17, 2013)
Two shortlisted for DMD NABARD
Two names have reportedly been shortlisted for DMD of NABARD.
Railway Board to take U-turn on promotion of 18 PS/PPS to US?
It is reliably learnt that Railway Board is set to face embarrassing
situation by taking a U-turn over the promotions of as many as 18 officers
of PS/PPS rank to the level of Under Secretary. The decision was taken
during Mamata Banerjee's regime.
Who will be new Chairman, MP Human Rights Commission ?
Names of Justice A K Patnaik and Justice S C Sinho have already started
doing the round for the post of Chairman, Madhya Pradesh Human Rights
Commission.
90 IRS officers promoted from Jt CIT to Adnl CIT
As many as 90 officers of Indian Revenue Service, belonging to 2000
& 2001 batch, have been promoted from Joint CIT to Additional CIT.
Dr Nalini Mohan promoted to CCF grade in AP
Dr Nalini Mohan has been promoted to the grade of Chief Conservator
of Forests (CCF) in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1987 batch IFS officer of
Andhra Pradesh cadre.
CBI seeks deputation of IRS officers for SP level post
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sought officers of Indian
Revenue Service on deputation for the post of Superintendent of Police
(SP).
J S Sarma is no more
Former Chairman of the TRAI J S Sarma has passed away in Hyderabad.
He was 66.
Dinesh Sharma to be Additional Secretary DEA
? (UPDATED)
Dinesh Sharma is being tipped to be new Additional Secretary Department
of Economic Affairs. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre,
Khurana to be Secretary UPSC ? (UPDATED)
Ashim Khurana is being tipped to be Secretary Union Public Service Commission
(UPSC). He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.
Praveen Pandey shifted to North Eastern Railway
(UPDATED)
Praveen Pandey, SG/IRTS, South Western Railway (SWR), has been transferred
to North Eastern Railway (NER) and posted in the cadre.
Md Azhar Shams transferred to West Central
Railway (UPDATED)
Mohd. Azhar Shams, SG/IRTS, South Eastern Railway (SER), has been transferred
to West Central Railway (WCR) and posted in the cadre.
Two IAS officers shifted in Haryana (UPDATED)
Mrs Garima Mittal has been posted as ADC-cum-CEO, DRDA and Special Officer,
APZ, Hisar while Prabhjot Singh will now be ADC-cum-CEO, DRDA and Special
Officer, APZ, Ambala in Haryana.
Rajan Gupta is also DG, FSCD &HG (UPDATED)
Rajan Gupta, presently DG, BPR&D, has been assigned an additional
charge of Director General, Fire Services, Civil Defence & Home
Guards (FSCD&HG) until an incumbent to the post is appointed on
regular basis. He is a 1978 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre.
Two IAS officers get additional charges in
HP (UPDATED)
V C Pharkha has been assigned an additional charge of Principal Secretary,
PWD while Traun Shridhar was given an additional charge of FC Appeals
in Himachal Pradesh.
3 IAS officers shifted in HP
(UPDATED)
Dr Purnima Chauhan has been appointed as Commissioner, Departmental
Enquiries while Mrs Meera Mohanty will also be looking as Director,
HP Institute of Public Administration, Fairlawn and Onkar Chand Sharma
is also Managing Director, HP Financial Corporation Ltd, Shimla in Himachal
Pradesh.
Ms Archana Varma appointed as Joint Secretary,
DoPT (UPDATED)
Ms Archana Varma has been appointed as Joint Secretary (AT&T) in
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) in Government of India.
She is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
DEBATE
WILL AAP Party get fractured ?
There is a saying "If you want to start a journey of 1000 miles
begin with a single step ". Will the AAP Party get fractured by
running very fast ?
Mail your views to + mehrotra.suresh @gmail.com
or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com
CORPORATE
Bajaj appointed Joint MD & CEO (Steel
Business), Visa Steel Ltd
Visa Steel Ltd has appointed Punkaj Kumar Bajaj as Joint Managing Director
and CEO (Steel Business) of the company.
Bhatt appointed Company Secy. GACL
Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd (GACL) has appointed Sanjay S Bhatt
as Company Secretary of the company
Neelakantan appointed CFO, SpiceJet Ltd
SpiceJet Ltd has appointed R Neelakantan as its Chief Financial Officer
(CFO) of the company.
Gupta resigns as Director, JHS Svendgaard
Laboratories Ltd
Ravi Gupta has resigned as Director of JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Ltd
with immediate effect.
Yang appointed MD, D-Link (India) Ltd
D-Link (India) Ltd has appointed Yao Chuan Yang as Managing Director
of the company .
Kulkarni re-appointed MD, Pratibha Industries
Ltd
Pratibha Industries Ltd has re-appointed Ajit B Kulkarni as Managing
Director of the company
Kulkarni re-appointed Chairperson, Pratibha
Industries Ltd
Usha B Kulkarni has been re-appointed as Whole-time Director and Chairperson
of Pratibha Industries Ltd w.e.f. April 01, 2014
Krishna re-appointed CMD, BKV Industries Ltd
BKV Industries Ltd has re-appointed Bommidala Rama Krishna as Chairman
and Managing Director of the company.
Deshpande appointed Company Secy. Sterlite
Technologies Ltd
Sterlite Technologies Ltd has appointed Amit Deshpande as the Company
Secretary of the company.
FORUM
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It is a shame
It is shame on the part of Health Minister and Health Ministry. Due
to non-payment of bills the facility has been withdrawn!! Stop the Ghotalas
of crores of rupees. Only GOD can save our country !
Raj
"A wrap on pensioners' knuckles"
Withdrawal of cashless facility from CGHS pensioners for treatment at
empanelled hospitals is a cruel parting gift of the outgoing Government
impacting some 30 lakh pensioners who will first mobilize funds for
emergencies and then wait endlessly for re-imbursement from corrupt
CGHS administration. The Minister of Health was more concerned with
MCI chief's appointment and transferring the honest union health Secretary
than be sensitive to pensioners' difficulties.
A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)
Govt establishing Babu Raj
Government is establishing babu raj by doing away with cashless facility
for CGHS beneficiaries .Now every one including pensioners will have
to run around the office of DG,CHGS etc to get the reimbursement .This
will open up additional avenues for corruption !!!One hopes the present
set of officers working in Min. of H&FW realise that they too will
face same difficulties once they retire and take corrective action now.
S Gopal
Why should a Health Secretary hear us ?
We tried to reach to the government through this forum not to withdraw
cashless facility to the CGHS beneficiaries from private recognised
hospitals but why should a Health Secretary hear us. He can always go
to AIIMS with red beaconed car with support staff. Even after retirement,
his successor can help him out. This is a problem of we the lesser souls.
This issue was raised in the parliament. The Health minister had replied
that the cashless facilities for the pensioners continued. But now it
has been withdrawn. If somebody knows the MP he should put his hands
on to reach the Health minister or even the Prime Minister. Otherwise
we the pensioners are in for the miseries.
N K Das, Dwarka, New Delhi.
Take immediate action to help CGHS beneficiaries
Government must take immediate action to help CGHS beneficiaries including
retired govt. employees so that they are not deprived of cashless facilites
presently being given by private approved hospitals w.e.f. March 7.
An advertisement from Association of Healthcare Providers of India in
ToI dated March 4, 2014 refers. They claim that more than Rs.200 crores
remains unpaid by CGHS to member hospitals for a very long period. Health
Minister may kindly intervene before it is too late.
R K Bansal
It will be a boon !
By extending two years service of central government employees, it will
be a boon, golden opportunity to win the parliamentary election by the
congress and to come in power again in prove BAZIGAR, hari hui baji
jeetna.The political survey, news channels and people/janta describing
the graph of congress party is going below. Otherwise on winning the
election the BJP party once again extend the service of central Govt
employees two years as done earlier by Vajpayee Govt.
Arvind
BPL could be a Income Tax Payee ?
Could anybody think in this country that a typical family member(s)
below poverty line [BPL] could be a Income Tax Payee? Sum total of benefits
under all GoI, State Government Schemes availed by fortunate ones could
substantiate this aspect. Think of a well to do characters in Maharashtra,
who availed benefits under almost all schemes by a single individual
as also by a family. Quite possible, this is all pervasive phenomena
elsewhere. Income Tax Authorities are keeping blind eye on all such
entities. Who cares about multiplicity of subsidies, sops and all that
which are grabbed by power that be...
Think of variety of schemes, programmes of a number of Ministries,
Departments before brushing aside above argument... please
Ranganath
NCM plagued with mismanagement
As a citizen belonging to the largest minority community of this country,
I find that NCM is now plagued with mismanagement and inaction. Minorities
are hardly getting any relief from this body. The work culture has been
crippled during the last 3 years.It is almost a derailed organization,
totally failed in fulfillment of its mandate. The last three years have
witnessed internal wrangling,leg pulling and steep downfall in output
of the commission resulting in complete loss of faith of minorities,
especially Muslims in this organization. Mr Naseem Ahmad has the uphill
task of getting rid of useless elements or at least neutralize them
in the commission and to galvanize its functioning. Whether he succeeds
or not? This has to be seen. Else the Commission will be perceived to
be transformed into a resort for reemployment of retired Muslim bureaucrats
in a relaxed atmosphere. Why cant the people like Prof Tahir Mehmood
are now given this assignment? Mr Naseem Ahmad has to prove his worth.
Naeem Ahmad Siddiqui
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Basis of fixing the relative seniority of the candidates
The appellant is working as Loco Pilot (Goods) and claimed that
the matter of his seniority has been pending since 2001 when he
was working as assistant loco pilot. He sought to know the status
of his seniority and demanded a copy of the seniority list so
that he knows where he stands in the relative seniority. The respondent
stated that the appellant knows what his seniority is and as far
as the seniority list is concerned, that has also been given on
17.7.2012. The respondent further explained that the appellant
is having a problem with the seniority which is in the nature
of grievance redressal and not a matter to be taken up under RTI
Act. The appellant argued that his seniority was fixed on adhoc
basis without consideration of the marks he secured in the training.
He had secured 83 marks in the training and that his seniority
is not reflecting the 83 marks. The CIC noted that there were
a number of candidates with 83 marks and the appellant wants to
know the relative seniority of all those candidates who secured
83 marks; and the basis of fixing the relative seniority of all
the candidates who secured equal marks. The CIC directed to provide
the information.
Comments
Fixing of seniority has to be done as per transparent norms. The
pubic authority should suo-motu provide such information to the
employees lest they are forced to approach the information commission
for their service related matters.
Citation: Shri Sanjeev Kumar v. Northern Railway in Decision No.
CIC/AD/A/2012/003349/VS/06034
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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