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What people say about us!
March 16 marks the anniversary of the Whispersinthecorridors.com.
It is fascinating to find that this informative website has sustained
unabated for over 14 long years and has consistently provided valuable
insights and updates for the civil service community in the country.In
fact for me and many others it has become akin to a daily diet and lately
twice a day. Congratulations. You must now start a column on AIS rules
and citations such as new LTC rules for SAARC nations etc. Issues of
common interest like the CGHS must also be flagged regularly. Just like
the RTI column, this will be of great service to the serving officers.Your
website is not just an information window but truly a public service
movement. Best wishes. Keep on marching ahead.
Rohit R Brandon IAS- Retd
Former ACS and Director of the HCM RIPA Training Academy Jaipur
Gujarat - as seen by whispersinthecorridors.com
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Sonal Mishra
Bright and resolute, Sonal Mishra, a 1997 batch IAS officer, comes with
fresh vigour and energy. Mishra replaces Vipul Mittra as Principal Secretary
for Tourism, Devasthan Management & Pilgrimage. Prior to this, she
was Commissioner, Employment & Training & Ex-officio Managing
Director, Gujarat Skill Development Mission.
The 'Khushboo Gujarat ki' campaign did wonders for the state and renewed
interest in Gujarat tourism. A dutiful Sonal Mishra pledges to continue
providing quality service and further developing the state's tourism
infrastructure and increase tourist footfall into the state.
Highly ambitious, she aims at positioning Gujarat as a 'visitor friendly'
destination globally. She not only yearns to cultivate a more market-
oriented tactic to develop lesser known destinations in the state but
also aims at making different forms of tourism including adventure,
wildlife, cultural, festival tourism more market-oriented so as to generate
maximum business in all the districts.
Her brilliance is obvious from the fact that she has four awards to
her credit. The International Stockholm Challenge Award, Dataquest e-Gov
Champion Award and Finalist in the CAPAM International Innovations in
2008. She also won the PM Award for Excellence in Public Administration
for KVK Project 2013
(A visit by our Corporate Editor Abul Hasan)
Will black sheep be caught?
It is said that for the first time the government of India has entrusted
the inquiry of espionage/ leakage of classified datas from various ministries/
departments to various investigating agencies. If sources are to be
believed the PM has taken such lapses very seriously and asked the related
ministries for multi layer inquiry so that black sheep could be eliminated.
It is said that IB,CBI,ED and Delhi Police are investigating such sensitive
cases through various angles. Only time will tell what will be outcome
of these inquiries?.
Anthony de Sa receives National Award for Excellence in Public Service
Anthony de Sa was awarded the Skoch National Challenger Award 2015 for
Excellence in Public Service, in particular for his role as Chief Secretary
of Madhya Pradesh since 2013. He received the Award from Jayant Sinha,
Minister of State for Finance, Govt of India, in the presence of Vijay
Kelkar and N K Singh (both former awardees), and Yashwant Sinha, who
received the Lifetime Achievement Award. The National Challenger Awards
were instituted in 2003, and former awardees include C B Bhave, Sam
Pitroda, Sudha Pillai, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Nandan Nilekani, Chanda
Kochar, C Rangarajan, Deepak Parekh and Wajahat Habibullah.
BUREAUCRACY
Who will be new Cabinet Secretary ?(9 ) Rakesh
Singh
Secretary Steel Rakesh Singh is next senior IAS officer in 1978 batch.
He has been a successful Chief Secretary Punjab for two years. He retires
on October 31. One can only guess.
Who will be DG, CISF ?
Who will succeed Arvind Ranjan as CISF DG on May 1 ?.Tie is said to
be 1979 batch IPS officer of AP cadre Ashok Prasad and 1980 batch IPS
officer of West Bengal cadre Surender Singh. While Ashok Prasad is Special
Secretary Internal Security Surender Singh is Special Director IB.
Name of Prof. Sharma proposed for Chairman, National Open School?
Rumour has it that the name of Prof .C B Sharma of IGNOU has been sent
to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) by the Ministry of
Human Resources Department (MHRD) for the post of Chairman of National
Open School.
Will Meena move to Berlin ?
Name of K C Meena has started doing the round for his posting in Berlin.
He is 1988 batch IPS officer od West Bengal cadre.
MMTC Ltd gets full-time CMD after four years
Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation of India (MMTC) Limited, which
has reached a vulnerable position partly because of non-appointment
of regular CMD and partly because of financial losses year after year,
has got full-time Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Ved Prakash after
four years.
IPS officer Absar to return to Madhya Pradesh
Mohammd Shahid Absar is returning to the parent Madhya Pradesh cadre
from central deputation.He is 1996 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh
cadr.
Lady IPS officer to join BSF
Ms Satwant Atwal Trivedi is joining the BSF as DIG. She is 1996 batch
IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.
Who will be next Chief Secretary of Goa?
Who will be next Chief Secretary of Goa?.Names of 1979 batch IAS officer
Anand Prakash,1980 batch IAS officer Sanjay Srivastava and 1983 batch
IAS officer Nutan Guha Biswas,are already in circulation.
PESB to hold interviews for Director (Tech), CMPDIL today
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is holding interviews
for the post of Director (Technical), Central Mine Planning & Design
Institute Limited (CMPDIL) on March 23, 2015.
C Sridhar appointed Deputy Director, LBSNAA, Mussoorie
C Sridhar has been deputed as Deputy Director at Deputy Secretry level
in the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA),
Mussoorie. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
Anshu Sinha is new Director (Films) in I & B
Ms Anshu Sinha has joined the Government of India as Director (Films)
in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. She is 1999 batch IAS
officer of Maharashtra cadre.
PMO irked with report ?
The PMO is reportedly irked over the report that an officer of North-East
was asked to say "No" for the post of DG Doordarshan. The
post is falling vacant this month end.
Sastry to succeed Pandey as Director (Fin), NCL on Apr 1
P S R K Sastry, GM, WCL, will be joining as Director (Finance), Northern
Coalfields Limited (NCL) on April 1, 2015. He will succeed A K Pandey
retiring on March 31, 2015.
(We said this on September 11, 2014)
Venkatesh to succeed Joshi as Director (Ref), MRPL on Apr 1
M Venkatesh, GGM, MRPL, will be joining as Director (Refinery), Mangalore
Refineries & Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) on April 1, 2015. He
will succeed incumbent V G Joshi retiring on March 31, 2015.
P N Dixit is seniormost serving IPS officer in the country
As on date, P N Dixit is
the seniormost serving IPS officer in the country. 1977 batch IPS officer
of Maharashtra cadre Dixit is retiring on August 1.
Age limit for induction into IAS cadre raised to 56 years
Maximum age limit for the induction of State Service/Non-State Civil
Service officers into Indian Administrative Serive (IAS) has been raised
from 54 years to 56 years with effect from the select list of 2015.
Age limit for induction into IPS cadre raised to 56 years
Maximum age limit for the induction of State Service/Non-State Civil
Service officers into Indian Police Serive (IPS) has been raised from
54 years to 56 years with effect from the select list of 2015..
Age limit for induction into IFS cadre raised to 56 years
Maximum age limit for the induction of State Service/Non-State Civil
Service officers into Indian Forest Serive (IFS) has been raised from
54 years to 56 years with effect from the select list of 2015..
Selection meeting for inducting SCS officers into AIS in 2016
The selection committee meetings for select list 2015 will be held in
2016 for inducting the SCS and non-SCS officers into All India Service
(AIS) as per revised age limit 56 years.
Arun Goyal moves to Goa (UPDATED)
Arun Goyal has been moved from Mizoram to Goa.He is 1985 batch IAS officer
of UT cadre.
P S Reddy goes to Pondicherry (UPDATED)
P S Reddy has been transferred from Daman and Diu to Pondicherry.He
is 2004 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
H K Shalla goes to Arunachal Pradesh (UPDATED)
Hage Khoda Shalla has been moved from Goa to Arunachal Pradesh. Shalla
is 1999 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Retired IAS officer Kohli passes away (UPDATED)
M.M. Kohli (IAS, Rajasthan, 1952) has passed away in New Delhi on 23rd
March. He retired in 1988 and served as Secretary (Civil Aviation) and
Secretary (Power), Govt. of India.
Nalini Mohan is also CEO, Medicinal &
Aromatic Plants Board (UPDATED)
Nalini Mohan has been assigned full additional charge of the post of
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), State Level Medicinal & Aromatic
Plants Board. She is a 1987 batch IFS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
SAIL issues 'SAIL Vigilance Manual 2015' (UPDATED)
As a proactive measure of revising and updating all its manuals and
procedures, SAIL today issued the "SAIL Vigilance Manual 2015"
incorporating latest CVC guidelines on tenders, disciplinary proceedings
etc. The manual was released by C S Verma, Chairman, SAIL in a ceremony
attended by Directors and Chief Vigilance Officer of SAIL. Speaking
on the occasion, Chairman SAIL commended the performance of the SAIL
Vigilance and its positive approach in bringing in more transparency
in the system. CVO, SAIL thanked the management for the support extended
to SAIL vigilance to carry out its functions in a fair and transparent
manner.
Transfers orders of 298 CSS officers cancelled
(UPDATED)
The transfer orders of 298 officers belonging to Central Secretariat
Service (CSS) have been cancelled and will continue in their present
Ministry/Department as they could not be relieved, due to some technical
reasons in December 2012 and February 2013.
2 Persons of Jharkhand get IAS cadre(UPDATED)
Two persons of Non-State Civil Service of Jharkhand, Jata Shankar Choudhary
and Manoj Kumar have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
cadre.
B N Shukla selected as Director (Tech), CMPDIL
(UPDATED)
B N Shukla, GM, MCL/CIL, has been selected for the post of Director
(Technical), Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL)
at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on March
23, 2015. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same.
CORPORATE
Addipalli appointed MD, Sangam Health Care
Products Ltd
Sangam Health Care Products Ltd has appointed Bala Gopal Addipalli as
Managing Director of the company w.e.f. February 9, 2015
Kanjar appointed CFO, Comfort Fincap Ltd
Comfort Fincap Ltd has appointed Nirmala Kanjar as Chief Financial Officer
of the company w.e.f. February 13, 2015
Srinivas appointed Circle Business Head in Reliance Communications Ltd
?
Reliance Communications Ltd has appointed Srinivas M as Circle Business
Head (Wireless Business) for Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Iyer appointed Addl. Director, Premier Synthetics Ltd
Premier Synthetics Ltd has appointed Ms Rukmani Iyer as Additional Director
of the company with immediate effect.
Dalai resigns as Director, Sam Leaseco Ltd
Asim Dalai has resigned as Director of Sam Leaseco Ltd w.e.f. March
4, 2015.
Manna appointed Woman Director, Vivo Bio Tech Ltd
Vivo Bio Tech Ltd has appointed Ms Sharmistha Manna as Woman Director
of the company.
Agarwal appointed Addl. Woman Director, South India Projects Ltd
South India Projects Ltd has appointed Ms Nita Agarwal as the Additional
Woman Director of the company
Macdonald appointed MD, Renault Nissan Automotive India?
Renault Nissan Automotive India has appointed Colin Macdonald as the
Managing Director of the company w.e.f. April 1, 2015
Joshi appointed GM, Hilton Jaipur
Rahul Joshi has been appointed as General Manager of Hilton Jaipur
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
most since any views longer than that if eliminated at our end would
carry the risk of the contrbutor’s item losing its original essence)
Examine functioning of CBSC
CBSE (an autonomous body under HRD MINISTRY ) is an example where one
person in connivance with Political bosses has made it an organisation
for serving the interest of few individuals/agencies. Yesterdays Maths
paper fiasco is also an example of appointing wrong persons in key areas
of the board .Government should appoint a committee to examine the functioning
of CBSE particularly the decisions taken/appointments made during UPA
regime and take appropriate action.
S Gopal
1981 batch IAS officers ignored !
DoPT has closed eyes for 1981 batch IAS officers. Many posts of Secretaries
are running in additional charge but 1981 batch officers are still waiting
for posting as Secretaries. Every IAS officer thinks of becoming Secretary.
Will their dream ever come true ?
P K Malhotra
Avoiding discrepancy needed
With 7th pay commission recommendations likely to be implemented with
effect from Jan 1, 2016, the retirees after Jan 1will get almost double
the amount on retirement compared to those retiring now. This will be
on account of sharp difference in gratuity ceiling and commutation (given
high DA components prevailing). An interim arrangement of merging DA
for the purpose of commutation and enhancement of ceiling in gratuity
is called for immediately.
Rajeev Agrawal
Strange trend in transfer posting of ADG level officers
Recently a strange trend is seen regarding transfer posting of ADG level
officers in MOS&PI. Whenever the seniormost officer is going to
retire in Delhi, one ADG is transferred out of Delhi to Kolkata for
few months if not days, and after the retirement of the officer in Delhi,
the officer posted on transfer from Delhi to Kolkata is again transferred
back to Delhi. On both the occassions the officer is getting all monetary
benefits amounting to lakhs of rupees from Government expenditure, which
should be noted very minutely by the present Modi Government, as the
present Government is very serious in dealing with unnecessary expenditure
of Government money. It is prime time the Government should think over
the of the winding up present MOS&PI as it has done with Planning
Commission. Even Planning Commission was yielding some result for the
country, but what the MOS&PI is yielding? Its job can be outsourced
from the other agencies. Is the present government is serious in this
matter ?
Murya Kumar
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Disclosure of action taken on a complaint
The appellant had filed a complaint against a government official
and he sought information about the action taken on those complaints.
He sought copy of final order issued against the chargesheet and
asked whether the administrative warning given to the employee
will have any impact on his career. The information was denied
under Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act citing Hon'ble Supreme Court's
decision in Girish Ramchandra Deshpande's matter claiming that
in absence of larger public purpose, the same is exempt from disclosure.
The appellant argued that being the complainant, he is not a third
party and the judgment in Deshpande's matter does not apply to
the appeals on hand before the Central Information Commission
(CIC). The CIC observed that though the complaint was lodged by
appellant, it relates to a third party (viz. the government employee).
The CIC ruled that the action taken on a complaint by the department
is information of personal nature relating to the employee and
as no larger public purpose has been demonstrated by the appellant,
the same is exempt from disclosure under Section 8(1)(j) of the
RTI Act.
Comments
Different benches of the CIC have taken contradictory stand in
the past whether information related to action taken on a complaint
should be provided to a complainant. Some benches have directed
to provide the broad outcome of the outcome of the complaint.
Hopefully, a uniform approach would now taken by all the benches.
Citation: K. S. Jain v. BSNL in File No. CIC/BS/A/2014/000818+001164/6667
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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