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POLITICS
This is History (101)
For over 200 years Japan was completely cut off from the World and this
cutting off is a most extraordinary thing.
Prequalification for becoming PM ?
A discussion evolving around prequalification for becoming a Prime Minister,
at a get together, ended up with a resolution that only a Chief Minister,
sitting or former, should be entitled to be a PM. That means anyone
aspiring to become a Prime Minster should have firsthand experience
of having worked as a Chief Minister.
Reason behind plight of Congress ?
The main reason behind such a deplorable state of Congress, it is said,
is that the AICC chief Ms. Sonia Gandhi didn't promote any second line
of leadership. Had it not been so, the Congress wouldn't have fared
so badly.
BUREAUCRACY
Ms Aruna Sundararajan is new Secretary, Steel
Ms Aruna Sundararajan has been appointed Secretary in the Ministry of
Steel. She is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
(We said this on September 3)
Vijay Shankar Pandey appointed Secy, Chemicals & Petrochemicals
Vijay Shankar Pandey has been appointed Secretary, Chemicals and Petrochemicals
in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. He is a 1979 batch IAS
officer of UP cadre.
Navin Verma appointed Secretary, DoNER
Navin Verma has been appointed Secretary in the Ministry of Development
of North Eastern Region (DoNER). He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Bihar
cadre.
Ms Naini Jayaseelan posted as Secy, Inter State Council Secretariat
Ms Naini Jayaseelan has been appointed Secretary, Inter State Council
Secretariat under the Ministry of Home Affairs. He is a 1980 batch officer
of UT cadre.
Ramesh Abhishek appointed Secretary, Performance
Management
Ramesh Abhishek has been appointed Secretary, Performance Management,
Cabinet Secretariat.
Amarendra Sinha gets charge of Secretary, Minority
Affairs
Amarendra Sinha has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary,
Minority Affairs. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of UK cadre.
Najib Shah appointed Chairman, CBEC
Najib Shah, Member CBEC, has been appointed Chairman, Central Board
of Excise and Customs. He is a 1979 batch IRS-C&CE officer.
(We said this on July 1 )
VRS request of RL Chhanalia for quitting IRS-IT not accepted
The Government of India turns down request of RL Chhanalia for taking
voluntary retirement from the Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre.
S M Choudhary selected as Director (Fin), WCL
S M Choudhary, Chief Manager, CIL, has been selected for the post of
Director (Finance), Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) at a Public Enterprises
Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on October 28, 2015. As many as
12 persons were interviewed for the same.
Mohanish Verma gets premature repatriation
Mohanish Verma, Protector General of Emigrants, Ministry of Overseas
Indian Affairs, has been given a premature repatriation to his parent
cadre. He is a 1987 batch IRS-IT officer.
V K Saxena is new Chairman of KVIC
Former Chairman of IST Port Project in Gujarat and Social Worker VK
Saxena has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Khadi and Village
Industries Commission (KVIC).
Extension to Uttarakhand Chief Secretary cleared !
The GoI is believed to have cleared extension in service to Uttarakhand
Chief Secretary Rakesh Sharma. 1981 batch IAS officer Sharma was scheduled
to retire on October 31.
Shatrughan Singh to be RC in Delhi
On return to the parent cadre Shatrughan Singh has been appointed Resident
Commissioner of Uttarakhand Government in Delhi. He is 1983 batch IAS
officer.
Pujary continues as CMD, SAIL
Anup Kumar Pujary will continue holding additional charges of CMD, SAIL
till new incumbent takes over the charge.
Ganga Singh appointed Professor, Forest Academy,
Dehradun
Ganga Singh has been appointed as Professor, Indira Gandhi Forest National
Academy, Dehradun in Government of India. He is a 1988 batch IFS officer
of Kerala cadre.
Nirmal Chandra Mondal posted as Deputy Director,
Economic & Statistics, Kolkata
Nirmal Chandra Mondal has been appointed Deputy Director in the Directorate
of Economics & Statistics, MIU, Kolkata upon promotion to Senior
Time Scale. He is an IES officer.
A K Jha to take over as CMD, MCL on Nov 1
A K Jha, Director (P&P), MOIL, will be joining as Chairman-cum-Managing
Director, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) onNovember 1, 2015.
(We said this on March 30, 2015)
Hejmadi likely to join as Director (Fin), Air India Ltd. on Nov 1
V S Hejmadi, GM, AIL, is expected to take over the charge as Director
(Finance), Air India Limited (AIL) on November 1, 2015.
(We said this on April 23, 2015)
Textile Ministry seeks second runner up for
CMD, JCIL
The Ministry of Textile is reported to be seeking second runner up from
the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing
Director, Jute Corporation of India Limited.
Babu to join as CMD, HSL on Jan 16
RAdm L V S Babu, ACNS, MoD, will be joining as Chairman and Managing
Director, Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) onJanuary 16, 2016 instead
of December 1, 2015.
(We said this on May 12, 2015)
Binay Dayal to join as Director (Tech), CMPDIL on Dec 1
Binay Dayal, GM, SECL, will be joining as Director (Technical), Central
Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL) on December 1,
2015.
(We said this on May 11, 2015)
IDAS officer empanelled in GoI
1987 batch Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) officer Salheesh Babu
has been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government
of India.
IDAS officer Negi empanelled in GoI
1988 batch Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) officer Devi Ram Negi
has been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government
of India.
IDAS officer Hangzo empanelled in GoI
1990 batch Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) officer T K Hangzo
has been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government
of India.
Manoj Kumar Singh appointed to Central Railway
Upon return from deputation, Manoj Kumar Singh has been posted in the
care of Central Railway. He is an IRTS officer.
Manoj Dubey appointed ED, Railway Board
Manoj Kumar Dubey has been appointed Executive Director, Finance (PPP),
Railway Board. He is an IRAS officer.
Mrs Archana posted to NER
Mrs Archana Joshi has been transferred and posted in the cadre of North
Eastern Railway.
ONGC observes vigilance awareness week 2015
(UPDATED)
ONGC is observing Vigilance Awareness Week – a weeklong campaign
for employees, families and associates rededicating themselves to the
mission of inculcating honesty and integrity in every aspect of business
and personal dealings. The occasion has been planned to involve large
section of society and stakeholders. ONGC also plans to hold debates
across various collages and among university students in Delhi and other
work centers along with activations at various public touch points like
holding puppet shows with stories on vigilance awareness. At ONGC Delhi,
the week-long events were inaugurated by former CVO-ONGC and DGP -UP
Dr C B Satpathy along with CMD, Directors and CVO on October 26, 2015.
CMD D K Sarraf in his inaugural address said every individual has to
be vigilant throughout the year in all our activities - professional
or personal; the Awareness Week is to remind us of that round-the-clock
responsibility. He further added that the role of Vigilance department
is immense and every one of 33,000 ONGCians must act like a Vigilance
officer as per the pledge, to make ONGC a vigilant organization.
Akok Shekhar appointed as Representative of
India, CICAO, Montreal (UPDATED)
Alok Shekhar has been appointed as Representative of India in the Council
of International Civil Aviation Organisation, Montreal, Canada at Joint
Secretary level under the Ministry of Aviation. He is a 1994 batch IAS
officer of Punjab cadre.
Three new Independent Directors in NTPC (UPDATED)
Former 1986 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre Ms Gauri Trivedi will
be new Independent Director in the NTPC.Rajesh Hain and M R Venkatesh
have also been appointed Independent Directors.
MRPL kicks off vigilance awareness week activities
(UPDATED)
MRPL has rolled out a host of activities to spread awareness about "proactive
vigilance" to prevent corruption and to enable better governance
starting 26th October 2015 for a week ending 31st October 2015. As the
nodal company entrusted with the task of spreading awareness, the Managing
Director H Kumar, briefly summed up the radio, social media campaign
and host of activities like debate, essay writing and elocution etc
to spread the message of "Proactive Vigilance for Good Governance".
At the Inaugural function held yesterday at MRPL, H Kumar underlined
the need to simplify business processes and administrative processes
to ensure transparency and to demystify governance. Speaking on the
occasion, Y Ravindranath ITS, Chief Vigilance Officer, MRPL, exhorted
one and all to renew their commitment to end corruption in the society
and M Venkatesh, Directory Refinery said that one can work fearlessly
if one is honest, sincere and competent and all should focus on these
values.
Justice Rafat Alam to be Chairman of HRC in
UP (UPDATED)
Former Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh Justice Rafat Alam is being tipped
to be new Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission.
NTPC awarded for power generation
(UPDATED)
NTPC Ltd has received the Top Award at Dun & Bradstreet's India's
Leading Infrastructure Companies and Infra Awards 2015 in the power
generation category. A K Jha, CMD,NTPC received the award from Piyush
Goyal, Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New
and Renewable Energy in a function held in New Delhi on October 28,2015.
Arun Khanna, President, Dun & Bradstreet, Asia was also present
on the occasion.
Dhananjaya Singh posted as Director (Works),
Railway Board (UPDATED)
Dhananjaya Singh presently in Northern Railway has been transferred
to Railway Board and posted as Director (Works)-II, Railway Board. He
is an IRSE officer.
A K Nanda selected as Director (Pers), GRSE
(UPDATED)
A K Nanda, CGM, BEML, has been selected for the post of Director (Personnel),
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) at Public Enterprises
Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on October 29, 2015. As many as
10 persons were interviewed for the same.
CORPORATE
Sharma appointed CS & VP of Jet Airways
(India) Ltd
Jet Airways (India) Limited has appointed Kuldeep Sharma as Company
Secretary and Vice President ( Corporate Governance & Compliances)
of the company
Kumar appointed Non Exec. Director of GIC
Housing Finance Ltd
GIC Housing Finance Limited has appointed K Sanath Kumar as Non Executive
Director of the company.
Cooper appointed Addl. Director of Godrej
Industries Ltd
Godrej Industries Limited has appointed Aspy Cooper as an Additional
Director of the company.
Jain appointed CFO of Pidilite Industries
Ltd
Pidilite Industries Limited has appointed Pradeep Jain as the Chief
Financial Officer of the company w.e.f. January, 2016
Bhatt re-appointed Whole-time Director of
Torrent Power Ltd
Torrent Power Ltd has re-appointed Markand Bhatt as Whole-time Director
of the company w.e.f. April 1, 2016
Kumar appointed ED of Zee Learn Ltd
Zee Learn Ltd has appointed Ajey Kumar as Executive Director of the
company.
Chakraborty appointed as Citibank's Chief
Economist for India
Samiran Chakraborty has been appointed as Citibank's Chief Economist
for India
Jain appointed Independent Director of Optiemus
Infracom Ltd
Optiemus Infracom Ltd has appointed Naresh Kumar Jain as Independent
Director of the company
Goyal appointed VP (Finance) of Hike Messenger
Hemant Goyal has been appointed as Vice President ( Finance) of Hike
Messenger
FORUM
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Bureaucracy needs Flexi hours "
If PM Modi wishes that bureaucrats should spend more time with their
families, let him introduce "Flexi hours" scheme in offices
with suitable regulatory mechanism. The existing punctuality-based attendance
is difficult to achieve due to traffic snarls leading to strain in family
ties and fall in efficiency. Women are the worst sufferers as they have
to attend to household chores before setting out.
A K Saxena (A retd. civil servant)
Officers' postings
The Government should be rational in posting of officers at the Centre.
A class one Civil Engineer of Ministry of Railways or CPWD could function
very nicely in the Ministry of Urban Development when posted under the
Central Staffing Scheme. An IRSME officer may function very well in
the Ministries like Steel, Heavy Industry, Petroleum & Natural Gas.
An IRSEE officer may work well in the Ministry of Power. An IRTS officer
may work very well in the Ministries like Coal, Power, Steel etc. as
he is day to day interaction with these sectors.
Nick
Hate speeches don't work
A small child of six tells his grandfather to bring toy for him, while
he was going to the market. The grandfather forgets to bring it. The
child remonstrates, catches his grandfather's hand and shows him the
door to go away as he had not brought toy for him. The child does not
know what he is doing. He wants his toy. A young man of 16 comes to
his house late without informing his parents. When he comes back late,
the mother opens the door and asks her son in anger, ''Kitthey marr
gaya c? The boy tries to give some lame excuse, but the angry mother
says,''Jey phir late aaya ttan mere ghar na warhin.(If you repeat this
don't ever come here.'' But the mother's threat is for her son to be
disciplined and she does not mean it.
Some Indian states have not been able to provide jobs and provide congenial
environment to its people. They have made the administration captive
leaving the population at the mercy of law-breakers. Drug-mafia rule
the roost, shrinking land and failing crops have distressed farmers
and triggered migration of people to foreign lands. The Constitution
of India has provided the Right to Equality to all its citizens, but
still some people have started thinking that they have got superior
rights. Telling any citizen to perform certain acts, which the Constitution
or law does not provide for to perform or leave India amounts to creating
disaffection and deserves to be curbed with iron hand. Instead of causing
animosity amongst the different religions, and making the air poisonous
with hate speeches, effort should be made to improve the overall scenario
for the Indians to prosper. During my college days, one of my friends,
was disturbed by his father's attitude towards him. My friend always
stood first, but still his father expected more. He appeared in the
Indian Military Academy exam, but could not qualify. His father was
so angry that he told him he would disinherit him from his property.
Incidentally, they were refugees from Lahore and could manage their
living with his father working as a clerk in transport department. They
had two acres of land, which was also water-logged, they had a small
house in a street in dirty area and that was all. In Lahore they had
a very good living with transport business, agricultural land and a
big house. His father did not get all he claimed from the rehabilitation
department. But he continued to threaten his son. Finally my friend
told me all about it. He told his father he did not care for any property
and that he would show him how property was created. After that incident,
his father never threatened him. My friend rose to become an IAS at
a young age. He acquired the Mughalia saltanat of his father of course.
Surinderjit Singh Sandhu, Amritsar
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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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