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POLITICS

This is History (145)
What Akbar was aiming at, is not clear.

What a proposal MoD has sent !

Ministry of Defense wants five percent annual increments for group A and three percent annual increment for group B officers. Though 7th P. C. has recommended 3%flat increment to employees. It is said that MOD has sent a proposal to Finance Ministry in this regard. Now ball is in MOF court.

New Defence Procurement manual by June 2016
Its now official that new defence procurement procedure and defence procurement manual- 2016 is on the anvil. The current Defence Procurement Procedure is under amendment and is under the consideration before the Ministry of Defence after a Committee of experts headed by Dhirendra Singh had submitted its report. The Committee was appointed to evolve a policy framework to facilitate 'Make in India' in defence manufacturing, align the policy evolved with DPP-2013 and suggest requisite amendments in DPP-2013 to remove bottlenecks in the procurement process and also simplify/rationalize various aspects of defence procurement. Alongwith this, the Defence Procurement Manual is under the process of internal vetting and is expected to be finalized by end June, 2016.
(We said this on December 18)

Abh siraf khaane waali cheeze khata hai Hindustani
My friend drags me along to his fav Watering Hole ....meet two of his Drinking Buddies ...Laurel and Hardy version ....one fat the other thin...

Fat Friend: Thookne waale ko thookne ka bahana chahiye...

Thin Friend: Where ..where ....I did not spit ... Ma Kasam...

My Friend : Arre it's for Kejri...

TF: I feel Kejri is right ... why was he not informed about the raid ???

Me: Because CBI is not required to do it ....moreover ...take a realistic look... the guy raided has serious complaints against him but still Mr Honest overlooked these and appointed him and kept him as his PS ... so is CBI right or wrong in keeping Kejri out of the loop????? On one side Kejri says he touchstone of Honesty and on the other hand appoints someone with serious issues of corruption to the most important post in his Office (Kejriwal was allegedly appraised about the serious complaints on the concerned individual prior to his appointing him)...

FF: And the atrocious language he has used....now don't say he is CM of Delhi and in Delhi such language is not considered bad..... where even friends greet each other with bad language ...in fact if a friend does not abuse the other friend asks him are you annoyed with me ...

TF: See how this Government is troubling poor Sonia ..imagine she has to appear in Court ....

MF: Tut ...tut.... so you want a special Law for Gandhi family ... maybe in this Law..the Judge appears before them!!!

TF: I just know one thing it breaks my heart to see a Queen having to face this ignominy ..

FF: Oye Sonia de kadhche (Sonia's extra large spoon)...why don't you accompany the mob expected to accompany her to Court ...

TF: Maybe I will..... bahut dukhi hoo .... <calls to the Barman> stiff large on the rocks ...

FF: Don't forget for more than a decade Congress has targeted Modi ... and has nothing to show ... gone to the extent of trying to embarrass him overseas ..

TF: Arre sporting honna chahiye... these things happen when you are in electoral politics .....

FF: Oye pakdo mainoo..iss noo mein kutt dena hai ( hold me or I will thrash this fellow) ....both Kejri's PS's and Sonia's cases it's the law that is taking its course ...and you object to it but you want Modi to sportingly face electoral politics guided maliciousness. .

TF: See even Shatru has tweeted that CBI raid was a ill conceived step ..

MF: Ha ha...Shatru ... today Modi gives him a Ministerial Berth and Shatru will do a U Turn....

TF: < High by now> Khamosh.... my two Investors who are big time Middlemen have not only stopped investing they are withdrawing investments < Barman wadha waala lao> gaddi (train) rukk gayi merri....your friend's business has taken a downturn ..all because of this Modi ... na khaoo ga na khaane doonga....

MF: < Whispers ...abh Sach boll raha hai> ...Achcha tehre Investors ki Shops have closed down because Modi has put an end to Middlemen Shops...

TF: They lament and remember the UPA days ....money used to flow .... hai ..hai .....jaane kahaa gaye woh dinn....see if Modi does not want to eat ..why is he stopping others..because he is vegetarian doesn't mean Nation has to turn vegetarian...height of intolerance ...

MF: Oye he's drunk....let's leave him home!!

M: Chodo kall ki baathe kall ki baath poorani.... abh siraf khaane waali cheeze khata hai Hindustani
VJS


BUREAUCRACY

RK Mathur is new CIC
Former Secretary Defence RK Mathur has been appointed new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC). He is retired 1977 batch IAS officer of Tripura cadre.
(We said this yesterday morning)

Shailendra Handa quits IRS-IT
Shailendra Handa, CCIT-2, Ahmedabad, has quit Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre after he was appointed as Member, Income Tax Settlement Commission, New Delhi.

Nathan Raul quits IRS-IT
Nathan Raul, PrCCIT, Bhubaneswar, has quit Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre after he was appointed as Member, Income Tax Settlement Commission, Additional Bench-I, Mumbai.

Suresh Babu selected as Director (Ope) CSL
Suresh Babu N V, CGM, CSL, has been selected for the post of Director (Operations), Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on December 18, 2015. As many as 14 persons were interviewed for the same.

4 IRSME officers deputed to RITES
For officers of Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME): Nuvvula Sita Rama Prasad, Deepak Nigam, Rajeev Kumar Chaudhary and Devashish Tripathi have been deputed to RITES at Gurgaon.

IRS-Customs promoted to Joint Commissioner grade
Two officers of Indian Revenue Service of Customs & Central Excise: K V R K Bhopala Rao and Dinesh Kumar Bangard have been promoted to the grade of Joint Commissioner.

Singhal is Ambassador to Sao Tome
Sushil Kumar Singhal presentaly Ambassador of India to the Republic of Angola, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of lndia to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome & Principe with residence in Luanda.

Bishnoi is Ambassador to Thailand

Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi (IFS: 1983), presently Deputy Permanent Representative of India to New York, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Thailand.He is expected to take up his assignment shortly.

Kohli is Ambassador to New Zealand

Sanjiv Kohli (lFS:1988), presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of lndia to New Zealand.He is expected to take up his assignment shortly.

Ms Mukhopadhaya appointed Ambassador to Republic of Indonesia
Ms Nengcha Lhouvum Mukhopadhaya presently Dean (FSl), has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of lndonesia. She is a 1980 batch IFS officer.

Rajesh Gupta deputed as Deputy CPM, DFCCIL, Suarat

Rajesh Gupta has been deputed as Deputy CPM, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL), Surat. He is an IRSEE officer.

Manoj Madholia appointed Assistant Director, Urban Development

Manoj Kumar Madholia has been appointed as Assistant Director, Ministry of Urban Development. He is a 2012 batch IES officer.

DGFT office to be set up in AP
An office of the Directorate-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) will start functioning in Andhra Pradesh by March.

Why one more name was included ?

Controversies are doing round the way one more name was included at the last moment for the interview of PB correspondents post for Colombo, Kathmandu and Dubai. Initially Ministry of I & B called four IIS officers for interview. In that list one name was there who was earlier posted abroad. When one candidate pointed out towards this anomaly then he was also allowed to appear. The particular officer had applied but he was not called. Official sources says that there is no such rule which prohibits any applicant not to apply again.

Advertisement for CMD, SCI expected soon

The Ministry of Shipping is expected to re-issue the advertisement soon for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Shipping Corporation of India Limited (SCI) after the panel of Capt B B Sinha was scrapped by the Government. The criteria and eligibility will be mentioned in the advertisement for the post being filled by the Ministry's Search-cum-Selection committee.

Post of Joint Secretary, Electronics, IT arises in Dec

The post of Joint Secretary is arising in the Department of Electronics, Information Technology in December 2015.

Post of DDG, UIDAI, Chandigarh arises in Dec

The post of Deputy Director General is arising in Unique Identification of India (UIDAI), Chandigarh in December 2015.

CBDT Member, Atulesh Jindal gets charge of Southern region
Atulesh Jindal, Member (Income Tax), Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), has been assigned the charges of Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Kochi.

CBDT Member, Subrata Kumar Ray gets charge of Eastern region
Subrata Kumar Ray, Member (Revenue), Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), has been assigned the charges of Kolkata, Guwahati, Patna, Bhubaneshwar

CBDT Member, R C Mishra gets charge of Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Bhopal
R C Mishra, Member (Audit & Judicial, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), has been assigned the charges of Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Bhopal.

CBDT Member, Sushil Chandra gets charge of Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur
Sushil Chandra, Member (Personnel & Vigilance), Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), has been assigned the charges of Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur.

Mahapatra is Addl GM ECoR
BN Mahapatra, an officer of the Indian Railway Accounts Service has taken over as the Additional General Manager of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) .

9 persons short-listed for CMD, NTPC; interviews on Dec 21 (UPDATED)
As many as nine persons including three of in-house have reportedly been short-listed for the interviews being held for the selection of Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD), National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) on December 21, 2015. Short-listed candidates include: Kulamani Biswal, Director Finance, NTPC; one Gupta ED, NTPC; Saptarshi Roy, ED, NTPC; Alok Tandon (IAS: 1986 UP cadre); Tarun Kapoor (IAS: 1987 HP cadre); Pravin Sinha from Tata Power Consultancy, Rajiv Sharma, CMD, Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) Limited; Aman Kumar Singh, retired IRS officer; Gurdip Singh, a technocrat from Gujarat.


CORPORATE

Three Independent Directors inducted on BHEL Board
Rajesh Kishore, Keshav N Desiraju and R Swaminathan have been appointed as Independent Directors of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

Gaur appointed MD of Grasim Industries Ltd
Grasim Industries Limited has appointed Dilip Gaur as the Managing Director of the company w.e.f.April 1, 2016.

Ms Sancheti appointed CS of Brooks Laboratories Ltd

Brooks Laboratories Limited has appointed Ms Jyoti Sancheti as a Company Secretary of the company.

Ms Gurwani appointed CS of TGB Banquets and Hotels Ltd
TGB Banquets and Hotels Ltd has appointed Ms Madhuri Gurwani as Company Secretary of the company.

Gandhi appointed Independent Director of UPL Ltd
UPL Limited has appointed Vasant P Gandhi as an Independent Director of the company.


FORUM

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Harmful for justice delivery system
There has been much delay in the appointment of Judges in the SC and High Court which is very harmful for justice delivery system.
S N Kumar

CHS officers should also be empanelled

I agree that CHS officers should also be empanelled as Joint Secretary/AS, at least in health ministry or similar work places to start with. There working conditions in government hospitals is very pathetic. I have seen very senior surgeon (SAG scale) in RML hospital sitting in 5'*3' box. No vehicle, no peon, no water these senior doctors have to manage everything themselves.
Sunil

DATE WITH RTI

Information about the selection process

An applicant sought information regarding allotment of an LPG agency in Noida, allotment of land concerning the same and related issues. The information was denied by the PIO but the FAA informed the applicant that he could inspect the relevant documents at the office of the Respondents. However, it was not done. The CIC observed that the selection processes should be completely transparent, so that there is no doubt whatsoever regarding the selections that are made. The CIC directed to facilitate inspection of all the relevant documents by the applicant excluding the information of a personal nature concerning the selected candidate.

Comments

A comment of some personal dispute between the families of the applicant and the selected candidate was brushed aside by the CIC with the remark that it would have no impact on the issue of disclosure. Further, such selection processes should be completely transparent and any citizen should have access to the documents concerning the same.

Citation: Shri H. C. Dadeech v. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. in File No. CIC/SH/A/2014/001445

Weekly article by Dr. (Mrs.) Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in), RTI Consultant to IIM, Indore. Her other articles can be read at http://www.rtifoundationofindia.com/

(dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in), RTI Consultant to IIM, Indore and Co-author of the books: RIGHT TO INFORMATION - LAW AND PRACTICE and PIO's Guide to RTI by Taxmann. (The views are Personal)

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