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POLITICS
This is History (96)
One wonders why this bright Ming period in China fell so rapidly after
nearly three centuries of good government. If the government was as
good as it is supposed to be, why were there revolts and internal troubles
? Probably the government became oppressive towards the end.
Why is Nitish nervous ?
Grapevine has it that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is quite nervous
these days. Reason - even if he wins, it would be his once bete noire
Lalu Yadav who would try to run the government from behind the curtains.
Modi to be wounded tiger ?
Insiders say PM Narendra Modi will be a wounded tiger in case he loses
the Bihar election.
BUREAUCRACY
340 apply for IC and CIC
Altogether 340 persons have applied for three posts of Information Commissioner
and Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission.
Will Saxena be Additional Secretary, Home ?
Name of Vipin Kumar Saxena is doing the rounds for the post of Additional
Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Government of India.
He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre.
Three CAT Members to get extension
Three Members of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) are set to
get extension. They have not attained the age of 65.
Nagrajan transferred to Hyderabad
MV Nagarajan, an IIS officer has been transferred to Hyderabad as Director,
Directorate of Field Publicity (DFP). Presently he is posted in DFP,
Chennai in the same capacity.
Tenure of Bhanu Prakash Tayal as CMD, KRCL ending in Dec.
The tenure of Bhanu Prakash Tayal as Chairman-cum-Managing Director,
Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) is coming to an end on December
31, 2015.
Tenure of A K Debnath as CMD, CMPDIL ending in Dec.
The tenure of A K Debnath as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Central
Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL) is coming to an
end on December 31, 2015.
Despite ACC approval, appointment of Nirja Saraf as CMD, HDPEL delayed
In spite of approval by the Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC),
the appointment of Ms Nirja Saraf, CS & GM, Braithwaite as Chairman
& Managing Director (CMD), Hoogly Dock & Port Engineers Limited
(HDPEL) has been kept in abeyance. As a result, the panel of Ms Saraf
is reaching on the verge of expiry.
Kavyadeep Joshi posted as Asst AG, Patna
Kavyadeep Joshi, on completion of training at NAAA, Shimla, has been
posted as Assistant Accountant General, in the office of Accountant
General (Audit), Bihar, Patna. He is a 2013 batch IA&AS officer.
Pankaj Verma posted as Asst. AG, Imphal
Pankaj Verma, on completion of training at NAAA, Shimla, has been posted
as Assistant Accountant General in the office of Accountant General
(A&E), Manipur, Imphal. He is a 2013 batch IA&AS officer.
Dr. Anandi Subramanian posted Senior Adviser, Environment
Dr. Anandi Subramanian has been appointed as Senior Adviser, Ministry
of Environment, Forests & Climate Change. She is a 1982 batch IES
officer.
Dr. Nagesh Singh appointed Senior Economic Adviser, DIPP
Dr Nagesh Singh has been posted as Senior Economic Adviser, Office of
Economic Adviser, DIPP. He is a 1982 batch IES officer.
Meshram is now ADRM, Raipur
IRSS officer Arwind Kumar Meshram will now be ADRM Raipur under the
South East Central Railway.
Railwayman to join NCERT
DPO in Jabalpur, Umakant Shukla is going on deputation to NCERT as Deputy
Secretary.
Alok Mishra to join DFCCIL on deputation
IRSE officer Alok Mishra is joining DFCCIL on deputation for a period
of five years. He is presently in the RITES.
Cadre of IAS officer changed from Chhattisgarh
to Haryana (UPDATED)
Cadre of 2007 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh Ravi Prakash Gupta has
been changed to Haryana on the basis of PH (Physically Handicapped Policy
).
Jaggi is new GM NEFR (Constructions) (UPDATED)
H K Jaggi IRSE has been appointed new General Manager North East Frontier
Railways (Constructions) Guwahati.
(We said this on October 14 )
Dr Sekhar Basu takes charge as Chairman, AEC
and Secretary, DAE (UPDATED)
Dr. Sekhar Basu, Director, BARC has taken over charge from Dr. R. K.
Sinha as Chairman ,Atomic Energy Commisson and Secretary to the Government
of India.
CBI files chargeaheet against MP (UPDATED)
The CBI has filed a chargeaheet against a MP of Rajya Sabha and three
others for causing an alleged loss to govt exchequer. It is alleged
that in a conspiracy the said MP used forged boarding passes to defraud
Rajya Sabha to the tune of Rs 23,71,460/- as TA/DA reimbursement without
performing the actual journey.
CORPORATE
Gaikwad appointed CS of Artson Engineering
Ltd
Artson Engineering Ltd has appointed Ms Rajshree Gaikwad as the Company
Secretary of the company.
Dhoot designated as Non Exec. Director of Mangalam Drugs & Organics
Ltd
Mangalam Drugs & Organics Ltd has designated Brijmohan M Dhoot as
the Non-Executive Director of the company
Narula appointed Non Exec. Director of Gold Line International Finvest
Ltd
Gold Line International Finvest Ltd has appointed Rajesh Narula as Non
Executive Director of the company
Purkait resigns as Director of BIL Continental Ltd.
Ms Suchismita Purkait has resigned as Director of BIL Continental Ltd
Govil to be Chairman of Dynacons Technologies Ltd ?
The Board of Dynacons Technologies Ltd is to appoint Arun Govil as Chairman
of the company
FORUM
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carry the risk of the contrbutor’s item losing its original essence)
UPA, Modi govt. working same
The functioning of UPA and Modi government seems to be same. For example,
the issue of arbitrary functioning of Indian Council of Forestry Research
and Education (ICFRE), the only R&D council of MoEF & CC has
been flagged at PMO and MoS level. But everything is in vain. Present
DG and Secretary, ICFRE are working only to protect the IFS officer
then the Research. An amount of 2-2.5 lakh per IFS is to be recovered
towards excess transport allowance, but in-spite of Ministry of Finance
order. This is the fate of the government machineries.
Subramanian N
Will Modi win or lose in Bihar?
Will Modi win or lose in Bihar ? Will 2014 be repeated? Maybe. But what
are the possible reasons it won't be? Once, in 2014, the perception
of Modi was shasak nahi, sevak. He was the son of a poor man, an OBC
to boot, he had sold tea on railway platforms in his youth and had travelled
as a mendicant all over India. In 2015, many have started counting him
as arrogant. In 2014, there was consolidation against minority politics
indulged in by various political parties. In 2015, by cleverly raising
issues of freedom of expression and engineering returning of literary
prizes etc, the same parties have sought to prevent consolidation against
minority politics. The minority vote was always with these parties,
these parties are still pushing that vote bank to good effect, but they
have muted their style and are simultaneously raising doubts in the
minds of the liberal majority. In 2014, the lower government servants
were totally with Modi, in 2015, they have reservations. To compound
matters, the RSS, instead of talking about the OBC Modi, in 2015, started
talking of a possible review of reservations. Now, in Bihar, which is
the land of Jarasandh, Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka etc, all Emperors
who would today have counted themselves as OBC, that is political hara-kiri.
In Bihar, the rulers and Emperors have belonged, for thousands of years,
to castes that are called OBC today. They are dominant and aggressive,
apart from being populous. Those who get the benefits of reservation,
deservedly or otherwise, are unlikely to let go of the same for the
next five thousand years. In 2014, Nitish and Lalu, the two Chanakyas
who are the principal opposition in Bihar were arrogant and sure of
their vote banks, in 2015, they have learnt their lesson. In 2014, Modi
was not seen to be an itinerant PM with a fab dress sense, in 2015,
he is. For Bihar, though, in anticipation of Jungle Raj-II, it is a
pity.
R Lal
PM's advice
The Prime Minister in his speech made on the Civil Services day held
on 21st April, 2015 had advised the Civil Servants not to indulge themselves
in the files all the time and that they should spend some constructive
time with their family members. But what is happening these days that
the IAS officers are not interested to come to centre on deputation.
The main problem is the insane behaviour of senior level officials.
They have their own problems, which they vent on their juniors. Gone
are the days when only Delhi had all the facilities, because of bigger
families and consequent financial issues. These days the other cities
of the country have developed. The family members have reduced, there
adequate medical facilities, educational level has also improved and
they can now afford the expenditure of their children in hostels. The
most important is that mobile helps them communicate with their family
members freely. Why will they come to Delhi to bear the brunt of their
impertinent and illogical bosses at the centre who are themselves incompetent
and raise tension?
BBS
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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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