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POLITICS
This is History (95)
Spoonfeeding is not good for children or nations.
Why a BJP MP is going against party line ?
BJP high command, it is said, is not happy with a party MP from Bihar.
If sources are to be believed, the said MP is feeling uncomfortable
in the parry. It is said that his days are numbered in the party.
Future of many leaders at stake?
It is said that Bihar's result will affect the political future of many
a leader. According to observers, if results go against NDA , then heads
of 2-4 BJP leaders are bound to roll.
BUREAUCRACY
384 vacancies of HC judges
This is official.
There are 384 vacancies out of 1,017 sanctioned posts of judges in 24
high courts in the country.
Alok Rawat now Member of NCW
Former Secretary in Government of India, Alok Rawat has been appointed
Member of National Commission of Women. He is a retired 1977 batch IAS
officer of Sikkim cadre.
Real Admiral Ghormade takes charge of Flag Officer, Maharashtra Area
Rear Admiral Satish Namdeo Ghormade has taken over charge as Flag Officer
Maharashtra Area from Rear Admiral Murlidhar Sadashiv Pawar, at Naval
Base, in South Mumbai.
IP officer Ashwani Kumar no more
1942 batch IP (Imperial Police) officer Ashwani Kumar passed away in
Delhi. He was 95.
Singh is new Secretary, PSC in UP
Suresh Kumar Singh is new Secretary of Uttar Pradesh Public Service
Commission (UPPSC). He is a 2005 batch IAS officer.
Ms Amitha A J posted as Asst AG in PAG office in Bengaluru
Ms Amitha A J, on completion of training at NAAA, Shimla, has been posted
as Assistant Accountant General in the office of Principal Accountant
General (G&SSA), Karnataka, Bengaluru. She is a 2013 batch IA&AS
officer.
Dr. Archana S Mathur appointed Senior Adviser, Economic Affairs
Dr. Archana S Mathur has been appointed as Senior Adviser, Department
of Economic Affairs. She is a 1982 batch IES officer.
Anil Garg moves to Board of Revenue in UP
Anil Garg, CEO of Yamuna Expressway Authority has been moved to the
Board of Revenue in UP. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer.
Govind Jaiswal posted as Deputy Commissioner, East in Delhi Govt
Govind Jaiswal has been appointed as Deputy Commissioner East in the
Government of Delhi. He is a 2007 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.
CORPORATE
Menon resigns as Non Exec. Director of Tata
Chemicals Ltd
Prasad R Menon has resigned as Non Executive Director of Tata Chemicals
Limited
Cooper resigns as Director of Blue Dart Express
Ltd
Clyde Cooper has resigned as a Director of Blue Dart Express Limited
Gupta appointed Addl. Director of IRB Infrastructure
Developers Ltd
IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited has appointed B L Gupta as an
Additional Director of the company.
Kumar appointed CFO of Lords Chloro Alkali
Ltd
Lords Chloro Alkali Ltd has appointed Rajiv Kumar as a Chief Financial
Officer of the company
Hirdekar to be appointed Independent Director
of Menon Pistons Ltd?
The Board of Menon Pistons Ltd is to appoint Dr B M Hirdekar as an Independent
Director of the company.
FORUM
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Comments about Bihar and UP unwarranted
The comments about Bihar and UP, that appeared in this column recently,
are not only unwarranted but also in bad taste. Every state has its
share of problems. There might be certain law & order related problems
in Bihar and UP but perhaps no part of the country remains untouched
from these problems. By the way, Law & order of Bihar is much better
than in Delhi, specially if you consider crime against women as a benchmark.
Similarly, politician- criminal nexus is also a pan Indian phenomenon.
I am sure, all the accused in 3G, coal etc. were not Biharis and certainly
they are criminals although of white collar nature. The reason for the
comparative backwardness of these areas is faulty policies of successive
governments. Don't forget that the people from these states are ultimately
responsible for the development of your north Indian states.
Rits
Gyms at workplaces
Ab Initio it seems to be a wasteful and totally avoidable expenditure.
It is surprising to see that the welfare organization talks of Gyms
at workplaces when they have failed to provide toilets, changing rooms,
drinking water facilities in their CCS playgrounds. There are no facilities
for players even to sit down after they finish the play. I would request
the Secretary, DoPT to visit the CCS ground next Sunday and see for
himself the state of affairs. As for workplaces, at best the employees
should be encouraged to do yoga/pranayama.They can earmark some spaces
for the same. But nothing to beat a morning/evening walk which many
of the employees do take very regularly.
Dutt
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DATE WITH RTI
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Minutes of meeting
of Empowered Committee of State Finance Minister on GSTN
The appellant asked for the minutes of the meeting of Empowered
Committee of State Finance Ministers from January 2010 to till
date etc. The FAA directed the PIO to provide extracts of the
minutes of the Empowered Committee meeting pertaining to the GSTN.
The FAA clarified that the Empowered Committee had taken a decision
that the Minutes of the Empowered Committee meeting should be
treated as items covered under “not open to disclosure under
section 8 of the RTI Act, 2005. It was argued that disclosing
the entire minutes of the Empowered Committee meetings will be
a breach of parliamentary privilege. The appellant contended that
the Empowered Committee is a registered Society and does not perform
any sovereign functions. The CIC noted that the Empowered Committee
(EC) is deliberating the issue of introduction of the Goods and
Services Tax (GST) in the country and that the discussions on
the same are intense, resulting in points of views, often, being
expressed in closed door meetings of the State Finance Ministers.
The PIO has also stated that the decision of the working groups
consisting of officers of both the Central and State Governments
have been formed to prepare a draft legislation of GST, business
process to be adopted in the GST regime and related issues. He
has categorically stated that any premature disclosure about the
future tax policies could have an adverse effect on the economic
interest. The CIC upheld the denial of information.
Comments
The introduction of Goods and Services Tax is heralded as the
major tax reform initiative. With the advent of participation
of the stakeholders in the statute making process, new ways and
means have to be found for constructively involving all in such
a manner that sharing of information does not itself become a
hindrance.
Citation: Shri R.K. Jain v. Empowered Committee of State Finance
Ministers, Delhi Secretariat in F.No. CIC/SS/A/2013/001766-YA
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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