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POLITICS
This is History (97)
The Mongols had tried to attack Japan also, but without success.
Sangh's survival hinges on Modi's success !
Since the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) has no replacement of the
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, its survival also depends on the latter's
success. Grapevine has it that if Modi is harassed and not allowed to
work properly, his downfall will be suicidal for the RSS and it too
will be finished.
Rahul yet to learn intricacies of politics
Grapevine has it that Rahul Gandhi has still not been able to learn
the intricacies of politics. Is it so because he is honest and well
meaning person ?
CBI files chargesheet against MP
The CBI has filed a chargesheet against an MP of Rajya Sabha and three
others for causing an alleged loss to government 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.
BUREAUCRACY
Three vacancies of Judges in SC
There are three vacancies of Judges in the Supreme Court of India. Will
the SC Collegium meet next week to decide the names ? There are presently
29 Judges as against the sanctioned strength of 31.
Jaggi is new GM, NEFR (Constructions)
H K Jaggi, IRSE has been appointed new General Manager North East Frontier
Railways (Constructions) Guwahati.
(We said this on October 14 )
Cadre of IAS officer changed from Chhattisgarh
to Haryana
Cadre of 2007 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh Ravi Prakash Gupta has
been changed to Haryana on the basis of PH (Physically Handicapped Policy).
Dr. Sekhar Basu takes charge as Chairman, AEC
and Secretary, DAE
Dr. Sekhar Basu, Director, BARC has taken over charge from Dr. RK Sinha
as Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary to the Government
of India.
Shatrughan Singh is back to Uttarakhand
Additional Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotions
Shatrughan Singh is back to parent Uttarakhand from central deputation.
He is a 1983 batch IAS officer.
Annadurai goes to DFP
M. Annadurai, IIS and Director, DD News, DDK, Chennai has been transferred
to DFP, Chennai as Director.
Srikant transferred to AIR, New Delhi
An IIS officer Srikant, Asstt Director, DD News, Lucknow has been transferred
to AIR, New Delhi as AD.
Zohra Chatterji is Chairperson of UPID
Former Secretary, Textiles in the Government of India Zohra Chatterji
has been appointed Chairman, UP Institute of Design (UPID). She is a
1979 batch retired IAS officer of UP cadre.
Vishwajeet Yadav appointed Asst AG, Shillong
Vishwajeet Yadav, on completion of training at NAAA, Shimla, has been
posted as Assistant Accountant General in the office of Accountant General
(Audit), Meghalaya, Shillong. He is a 2013 batch IA&AS officer.
Dr. Renu Singh Parmar posted as Senior Adviser,
Civil Aviation
Dr. Renu Singh Parmar has been appointed Senior Adviser in the Ministry
of Civil Aviation. She is a 1981 batch IES officer.
Ms Laxmi Deepak to join IRCTC
RBSS officer Ms Laxmi Deepak will be joining IRCTC as JGM/IT on deputation.
SP Singh is ADRM, Agra
Shailendra Pratap Singh has been appointed ADRM Agra. He is an IRSME
officer.
19 officers promoted in IDAS
19 Senior Accounts officers (Group B) have been promoted to the junior-scale
(Gropu A) of the Indian Defnce Accounts Service (IDSA).
Former CEC Gopalaswami appointed Chancellor
Former Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami has been appointed
as Chancellor of Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha (RSVP)- Tirupati.
Capt Chadha is new Commanding Officer of INS
Viraat
Capt Puneet Chadha has taken over as new Commanding Officer of INS Viraat.
41 RAS officers awarded IAS
41 Rajasthan Administrative Service officers have been given IAS award.
Vigilant India, Empowered India
A 30 minute documentary on the theme, 'Vigilant India, Empowered India'
showcasing the good governance activities in Steel Authority of India
Limited (SAIL) will be telecast on DD National, in the programme, 'Aaj
Savera' from 8am to 8:30am on 27th October, 2015. This is part of the
activities undertaken during the Vigilance Awareness Week being organized
by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).
This year the CVC is organizing the Vigilance Awareness Week from 26th
to 31st October, 2015.
SAIL's documentary highlights the well established system of vigilance
activities in SAIL which is the leading producer of steel in India.
These vigilance practices promote good governance and aim to achieve
highest levels of transparency and fairness.
Ravindra Gupta is GM SCR (UPDATED)
Ravindra Gupta is new General Manager of the South Central Railway.
His orders have been issued by the RailwayBoard.
(We said this on October 15, 2015)
CORPORATE
Mittal appointed Chairman of Jindal Photo
Ltd
Jindal Photo Ltd has appointed Shiv Kumar Mittal as Chairman of the
company.
Krishnani appointed MD of Sony Pictures India
Vivek Krishnani has been appointed as Managing Director of Sony Pictures
India
Gupta appointed Addl. Director of Universal
Office Automation Ltd
Universal Office Automation Ltd has appointed Bhupinder Gupta as Additional
Director of the company
Mundaplakkal resigns as Independent Director
of OTCO International Ltd
Shaine Sunny Mundaplakkal has resigned as Independent Director of OTCO
International Ltd
Vikal appointed CFO of Snapdeal
Anup Vikal has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Snapdeal
FORUM
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Looking back
The Swachh Bharat slogan and start of campaign like the marriages of
the sons of so called tycoons, of Bank loans last year and anniversary
resolutions, oath-takings, safai-giri glittering programmes and seminars
all around caught hold of my memory channels to take me back to the
mid 1980s. In those days monthly meeting of the district level grievances
committee, invariably presided over by a Minister or Chief Minister,
used to be a terror amongst the district level officers.
That district, which I am speaking about had the most feared and efficient
deputy commissioner and incidentally the minister, who had been allocated
that district for chairing the meeting, was most meticulous and had
great reputation as outspoken and upright person, who will not drop
a grievance without fully applying himself, and exhausting all resources.
One member of the grievances committee was a fit foil of the minister
and would speak his mind for finding a solution even at the cost of
annoying the minister and any officer. His nuisance value was widely
acknowledged and equally dreaded. He had made a complaint that in the
particular locality of the city, the garbage was not being regularly
lifted and the sewer remained choked and the municipal committee had
not been paying any attention, in spite of his various representations.
The Executive officer of the committee replied, ''Sir, there is shortage
of safai sewaks and the sewers have been desilted twice and at the moment
there was no problem.'' That member raised his voice a bit and told
the minister, ''Tusi hune chalo tte dekho ki haal a (Come and see the
site and see for yourself).The deputy commissioner was also administrator
of the municipal committee, he said, ''Sir, I will look into it, the
problem will be solved. ''At this the minister looked at the member
and said,' 'DC sahib tuhada masla hall kar denge (dc will solve your
problem). The deputy commissioner looked at the district officer for
removal of grievances to read the next item.But astonishingly that member
interrupted, ''DC sahib will not be able to solve it, either you get
it solved at your level or send an officer from Chandigarh to do it.
Look at the ceiling, entire sealing is full of cobwebs, DC sahab knew
about the meeting, he has not got the meeting hall cleaned. ''Everybody
looked at the ceiling and deputy commissioner's face got red in embarrassment.
The statement was true. But he did not stop at it and continued in one
breath, ''This is just a trailer, you see his maalkhana, you see his
nazaratkhana, see his record room and go to the backside of the office,
if you find any worse place than this then hang me. ''There was turmoil
in the meeting, but the minister saved the situation and told that he
would visit the site and solve the problem. However for the next one
month this was the only topic for gossiping and only issue to be resolved
in the deputy commissioner's office. Whatever was said in the meeting
was true .Even today many amongst the leaders and crusaders for cleanliness
themselves sit over the heaps of garbage.
Surinderjit Singh Sandhu, Amritsar.
NJAC recommendations
The Government is referring the decision of the Supreme Court on NJAC
to the President for resolution. This should not happen as the second
administrative reforms commission headed by Veerappa Moily in the 4th
report submitted to the Government titled "Ethics in Governance"
had recommended setting up of the NJAC, which was approved by the Government.
The whole process is the offshoot of these recommendations. Pranab Mukherjee,
then Finance Minister had as head of the Group of Ministers, taken the
decision of the Government recommending setting up of the NJAC. Hence,
it will amount to conflict of interest.
BBS
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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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