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Whispersinthecorridors.com is a very informative site for civil servants
,politicians, journalists and professional.
Kiran Saxena
POLITICS
Whispers finds place in books
creating political turmoil
As a matter of proud
for all our surfers, who have faith in what we publish, whispersinthecorridors.com
finds place in the two most talked about books these days - The Accidental
Prime Minister by Sanjaya Baru & Crusader or Conspirator ? of PC
Parakh.
The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's former Media Adviser Sanjay
Baru while narrating about the events that occurred during the run-up
to his reappointment (which finally did not come) in June 2009 has mentioned,
in his book The Accidental Prime Minister - about whispersinthecorridors
( on Pg. 267) saying - "A few days later whispersinthecorridors.com
reported that I would be returning to the PMO".
Similarly, former Coal Secretary PC Parakh has in his book 'Crusader
or Conspirator ?' , on Pg 142, mentioned about a report which appeared
in the whispersinthecorridors.com on March 2, 2005. The report is related
to repatriation of Parakh to his parent Andhra Pradesh cadre when the
then Coal Secretary, according to him, was not getting full political
support of his ministers and the PM was also finding himself helpless
in coming to the rescue of the 1969 batch IAS officer because he (Dr.
Manmohan Singh) required the support of the said ministers to run his
coalition government.
This speaks about the credibility that whispersinthecorridors has earned
over a period of time and how much authentic its reports are in the
opinion of the 'decision makers' of the country
Which political party is poor
?
There is a general discussion in the public. "Which Political Party
is poor the Congress or the BJP".
BUREAUCRACY
Shankar Agrawal is new Secretary, Women and
Child Welfare
Shankar Agrawal
has been appointed new Secretary in Women and Child Welfare in the Government
of India. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Vijay Laxmi Joshi is Joint Secretary, Panchayati Raj
Ms Vijay Laxmi Joshi has been appointed
Joint Secretary Panchayati Raj in the Government of India. She is a
1980 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.
Ajoy Kymar is new Secretary, NCM
Ajoy Kumr has been appointed Secretary
National Minorities Commission (NCM). He is 1984 batch IAS officer of
Bihar cadre.
Ms Sarada Gomathi is new JS, Panchayati Raj
Mrs Sarada Muraleedharan Gomathi has
been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj
for a period of five years. She is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Kerala
cadre.
Sajal Chakrabarty is new CS of Jharkhand
Sajal Chakrabarty has been appointed
new Chief Secretary in Jharkhand. He is 1980 batch IAS officer.
Shreeranjan is now DDG of UIDAI
Shreeranjan
has been appointed DDG UIDAI .He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya
cadre.
Ms Meera Mohanty relieved to join Central
deputation
The Government of Himachal Pradesh
has relieved Ms Meera Mohanty of cadre responsibility enabling her to
join Central deputation as Under Secretary, Department of Personnel
and Training (DoPT).She is a 2005 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh
cadre.
(We said this on March 21, 2014)
Naved Masood is also Secretary, DONER
Naved Masood
has been given an additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of DONER
in Government of India. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer of MT cadre.
Inter cadre deputation of H S Meena to Rajasthan
extended
An inter-cadre deputation of Har Sahay
Meena from Tamil Nadu to Rajasthan has been extended upto August 17,
2014.
Rahul Kulshreshth gets premature repatriation
Rahul Kulshreshth, Joint Secretary, External Relations in Department
of Atomic Energy, has been accorded premature repatriation to his parent
cadre. He is a 1985 batch officer of Indian Foreign Service.
Capt Narula assumes charge as Director (L&PS),
SCI
Capt. Sarveen Narula, SVP, SCI, has assumed the charge as Director (Liner
& Passenger Services), Shipping Corporation of India Limited (SCI).
He succeeded J N Das retired on April 30, 2014.
(We said this on Oct 8, 2013)
Pravin Kishore Prasad quits IRS-IT
Indian Revenue Service officer of Income Tax cadre, Pravin Kishore Prasad
presently DIT (Intl taxn), Bangalore has quit the service.
Sanjeev Kumar Gupta promoted to CCF rank in
AP
Sanjeev Kumar Gupta has been promoted to the rank of Chief Conservator
of Forests in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 1993 batch IFS officer.
Manoj Kumar Dubey appointed Director, Finance (Comm), Railway Board
Manoj Kumar Dubey has been appointed as Director, Finance Commercial
in Railway Board. He is an IRAS officer.
C H Murlidhar Rao gets CVC clearance for JS
empanelment
It is reliably learnt that C H Murlidhar Rao has got CVC clearance to
be empanelled as Jt Secretary, GoI. He is 1988 batch IFS officer of
AGMUT cadre.
D R Patil appointed as Accountant General,
Nagpur under CAG
D R Patil, Accountant General (A&E), Manipur, Imphal, has been posted
as Accountant General (A&E)-II, Maharashtra, Nagpur under the Comptroller
& Auditor General of India.
Applications for Minister (Eco), High Commission of India, London invited
Applications have been invited for the post of Minister (Economic),
High Commission of India, London under the Department of Commerce. Those
interested to apply for the same can send their applications to the
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) at the earliest.
Applications for DG, National Test House invited
Applications have been invited for the post of Director General (DG),
National Test House under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and
Public Distribution. Those interested to apply for the same can send
their applications to the Department of Consumer Affairs at the earliest.
Applications for CMD, BBNL invited
Applications have been invited for the post of Chairman and Managing
Director (CMD), Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) under the Department
of Telecommunications. Those interested to apply for the same can send
their applications to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT)
at the earliest.
SBI sets up rural self employment training
institutes across India
One of the great challenges what our country is facing today is unemployment,
more particularly in rural areas. This is posing serious economic, social
and political challenges for the country. Rightly understanding its
gravity, as a premier banking institution of the nation, SBI is continuously
attempting to address to this issue through its various Banking operation.
As a multi corner approach to face this big challenge, SBI has set up
Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) across the country.
RSETIs are non-profit institutions established and maintained under
Bank's Corporate Social Responsibility activity with the support of
State and Central Governments. The objective of this institute is to
generate self employment in rural areas through proper training and
by facilitating in settlement in vocations. RSETIs are imparting comprehensive
quality training in personality and skill development areas to the rural
youth and it facilitates them in settlement in vocations. Settlement
is facilitated by enabling the trained candidates to launch profitable
micro enterprises either with or without the credit linkage from financial
institutions. Also they are facilitated to secure wage employment in
their skill areas elsewhere. As on date, SBI has established 116 RSETIs
across the country and most of these RSETIs have been established in
geographically and socially challenging areas. Taking this noble cause
further forward, SBI has decided to extend the benefit of RSETIs to
the physically challenged individuals who are the most under privileged
section of the society. As a first step towards this direction, on 26th
April, 2014 SBI through its 3 RSETIs has entered into a tie-up arrangement
with EnAble India in the state of Karnataka. EnAble India is an NGO
working in the field of development of differently abled persons to
get their real potentiality recognized in the society. In the presence
of Chairman of the Bank Mrs Arundhati Bhattacharya, Dy. Managing Director
Ashwinin Mehra, Dy. Managing Director Dr M G Vaidhyan, and Dy. Managing
Director N K Chari, an MoU to this effect was exchanged between RSETIs
and EnAble India at State Bank Local Head Office at Bangalore. The objective
of the Tie-up is to enable persons with disability to attain economic
and financial independence. By bringing RSETIs and EnAble India together,
Bank intends to take RSETI initiative to new heights.
Vijay Singh Dahiya is also Special Secretary,
Employment in Haryana
Vijay Singh Dahiya has been given an additional charge of Special Secretary,
Department of Employment in Haryana. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer
of Haryana cadre.
CORPORATE
Gopalakrishnan resigns as CFO & Acting
CEO, Jet Airways (India) Limited
Ravishankar Gopalakrishnan has resigned as Chief Financial Officer and
Acting Chief Executive Officer of Jet Airways (India) Limited.
Khush resigns as CS of Cigniti Technologies Ltd
Khush Mohammed has resigned as Company Secretary of Cigniti Technologies
Ltd.
Ms Vasudha appointed C S of Cigniti Technologies Ltd
Ms A Naga Vasudha has been appointed as Company Secretary of Cigniti
Technologies Ltd.
Mithun appointed Non Exec. Director, V-Guard Industries Ltd
V-Guard Industries Limited has appointed Ms Joshna Mithun as Non Executive
Director of the company.
Kamath appointed Independent Director, V-Guard
Industries Ltd
Ullas K Kamath has been appointed as Independent Director of V-Guard
Industries Ltd
Dhal appointed Nominee Director, Ginni Filaments
Ltd
Ginni Filaments Limited has appointed Subhasis Dhal as Nominee Director
of Exim Bank on the Board of Directors 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
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carry the risk of the contrbutor’s item losing its original essence)
EC can't be moral torch bearer of political parties.
EC cannot function as the moral torch bearer of political parties.
If a candidate is a scum, it is the job of the opposition to expose
it. If he/she is not a scum ,there are other avenues like legal remedy
for redressal.Bofors,Submarine,helicopter,2G,CWG..All should be exposed
and those involved should be brought before the electorate. Congress
is using certain medias from airing it. The more than loyal media is
calling it personal attacks thus preventing such exposures.
N Krishnan
"Need for a strong CEC"
I agree. India needs a T N Sheshan like CEC.
Harshvardhan Chopra
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Accessing priced publications under the RTI Act
The appellant filed an application under the RTI Act seeking copy
of all printed publications, published by National Library Kolkata
since its formation, along with a soft copy of all publications
in CD. The Public Information Officer (PIO) informed that it could
be supplied against payment of their cost price along with the
requisite postal charges. The appellant claimed that he is below
poverty line in view of his confinement in jail since 2006 and
demanded that the information should be supplied free of cost.
The Central Information Commission (CIC) ruled that the publications
sought by the Appellant cannot be regarded as information 'held
by' or 'under the control of' the public authority.
Comments
Unless an information is exclusively held and controlled by a
public authority, that information cannot be said to be an information
accessible under the RTI Act. In many orders, the CIC has ruled
that once an information is brought into the public domain by
means of a priced publication sold through book stores, the said
information cannot be said to be 'held by' or 'under the control
of' the PIO and would cease to be an information accessible under
the RTI Act.
Citation: Sh. Entesham Qutubuddin Siddiqui v. National Library
in File No. CIC/SM/A/2012/000564/SH
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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