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Whisper denotes to speak very softly using one's breath rather than
one's throat, especially for the sake of secrecy. However, whispersinthecorridors
is a webpage for enlightening vigilant and alert persons about Indian
bureaucracy, politics in a soft and confidential tone of voice. Thanks
to Dr Mehrotra for providing such wonderful platform.
Vikram S. Meena, MMTC
Retired to be happy
A retired Secretary was recently heard telling his friends that he was
happy to have retired from service before being sacked.
Only one NDA minister is media friendly ?
Only one Minister in NDA government is considered to be media friendly
and he is none other than Arun Jaitley who is currently the Minister of
Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs and Minister of Information and
Broadcasting.
Mayawati losing ground ?
If the present trends were anything to go by, Ms. Mayawati seems to be
losing foothold in politics. People say her 'Rajyog' is over. Let us wait
and watch further.
BUREAUCRACY
Will ECI have only CEC ?
If sources are to be believed, the govt has
not yet moved any proposal for the appointment of two Election Commissioners
in the Election Commission of India (ECI). This has fuelled speculations
that the govt wants only one member Election Commission? If such a move
materializes then the ECI would have only Chief Election Commissioner
(CEC). One post of EC is lying vacant since December last year and the
other post of EC would fall vacant on April 19. If Government decides
on this pattern then Constitution amendment will be necessary.
IAS officer of West Bengal cadre sacked from service
A 1988 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre, Prashant has been sacked
from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) by the Government of India.
Srinivasan set to become Director (Finance), ONGC
It is almost certain that AK Srinivasan will take over as Director (Finance)
of ONGC next month. His case is said to be at the final stage. He will
replace A K Banerjee who is retiring by this month end.
Tenure of J S Deepak as Additional Secretary, Commerce extended
The tenure of J S Deepak as Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce
under the Ministry of Commerce, has been extended for a period of six
months. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Bhanu Pratap Sharma is also Chairperson, Food Safety, Standards Authority
of India
Bhanu Pratap Sharma has been assigned an additional charge of Chairperson,
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India till the appointment of
regular incumbent. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
Ms Sushma Suri appointed Additional Secretary, Legal Affairs
Ms Sushma Suri has been appointed Additional Secretary, Department of
Legal Affairs for a period of one year on contract basis.
Vacancy of JS in Election Commission
There is a vacancy of Joint Secretary level in the Election Commission
of India.
Ms Suhasini Gotmare posted as Director, DG, Audit office, Delhi
Ms Suhasini S Gotmare, Senior Deputy Accountant General (ES-II), in
the office of Accountant General (E&RSA), Andhra Pradesh and Telangana,
Hyderabad, has been transferred and posted as Director (CRA/CERA/RTC),
in the office of Director General of Audit, Central Receipt, New Delhi.
She is a 2002 batch IA&AS officer.
File of Piyush Tiwari for Director (C&M), ITDC stuck at ACC
The file of Piyush Tiwari, DGM, RINL, for appointment as Director (Commercial
& Marketing), Indian Tourism & Development Corporation Limited
(ITDC) has reportedly been lying stuck at Appointments Committee of
Cabinet (ACC) for approval. Meanwhile, the post is vacant since April
1, 2015.
Interview for Chairman Goa Port Trust on Monday
Interview for the post of Chairman Goa Port Trust is scheduled to take
place on April 13.
Interviews for new Chairperson, CBSE on April 13
Interviews for the selection of new Chairperson of Central Board of
Secondary Education (CBSE) have finally been scheduled onApril 13, 2015.
A self-financing important body of HRD, which showcases government agenda
for school education. Finally, an educationist may succeed this time
looking into government trend of appointing experts with clean image.
Altogether 18 persons are appearing for the interview.
Technical reasons delay appointment of Srivastava as Director, SAIL
The appointment of Atul Srivastava, ED, SAIL, as Director (Personnel),
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is reportedly getting delayed,
due to some technical reasons.
Diptiman Das yet to get orders for CMD, EdCIL (India) Ltd
Orders of Diptiman Das for appointment as Chairman and Managing Director
EdCIL (India) Limited are yet to be issued by the Government of India.
However, HRD, Joint Secretary, Rakesh Ranjan is looking after an additional
charge of this post, which has been lying vacant since October 8, 2014.
Das is an IRAS officer.
Justice Navin Sinha is new CJ of Chhattisgarh HC
Justice Navin Sinha has been appointed Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh
High Court. He is the 9th CJ of the state.
(We said this on February 12 )
Ms Tasneem Rasool Boaz returns to cadre
Upon return from deputation to IRCTC, Ms Tasneem Rasool Boaz has been
posted in the cadre of Western Railway. She is an IRTS officer.
1985 batch IAS officers to get ACS rank in West Bengal
1985 batch IAS officers in West Bengal are being promoted to the rank
of Additional Chief Secretary soon.
Chuaungo is new Chairman of GIPCL
L Chuaungo has been appointed new Chairman of the Gujarat Industries
Power Company Ltd. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.
Why posting of Arun Srivastava as MD & CEO, Syndicate Bank delayed?
Why are the orders of Arun Srivastava, ED, Bank of India for appointment
as MD, CEO, Syndicate Bank getting delayed ?
Saxena likely to be GM ?
Arun Saxena likely to be posted as GM. He is posted as Advisor Signal
in the Railway Board.
Why orders of Shankarnarayanan for ED, Bank of India delayed?
Why the orders of R Shankarnarayanan, GM, Bank of India, for appointment
as Executive Director of same bank are getting delayed ?
Vivek Agrawal appointed Judge of MP High Court
Vivek Agrawal a senior lawyer of Bhopal has been appointed Judge of
Madhya Pradesh High Court.
Nandita Dubey appointed Judge of MP High Court
Nandita Dubey, a senior lawyer of Gwalior has been appointed Judge of
Madhya Pradesh High Court.
Anand Pathak appointed Judge of MP High Court
Anand Pathak, a senior lawyer of Indore has been appointed Judge of
Madhya Pradesh High Court.
6 IAS officers get additional charges in MP
As many as six officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have
been given additional charges in Madhya Pradesh. Accordingly, Pankaj
Agrawal has been assigned an additional charge of Commissioner-cum-Director,
Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation while K C Gupta was given
the charge of Commercial Taxes, Indore and Ashish Singh will be looking
after as Collector, Indore. Besides, Ajatshatru Shrivastava has been
given the charge of Director, Culture and Swaraj Sansthan and V L Kantarao
was assigned the charges of Secretary, Commercial, Industries and MD,
Small Scale Industries and State Textiles Corporation and Virendra Kumar
is also Additional Secretary, Finance and Budget.
Four IPS promoted as ADG in Bihar
Four IPS officers have been promoted to the rank of ADG in Bihar. They
are Mssrs RS Bhatti, Neeraj Sinha 1990 batch AS Rajan 1987 batch and
Man Mohan Singh of 1988 batch.
Ms Manisha Panwar gets premature repatriation
to parent cadre (UPDATED)
Ms Manisha Prasad Panwar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women & child
Development, has been accorded a premature repatriation to her parent
cadre. She is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.
10 IRS-C&CE officers of 1986 batch empanelled
as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
As many as 10 officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Customs
and Central Excise (C&CE) cadre of 1986 batch have been empanelled
for the posts of Joint Secretary in Government of India. The officers
are: Banibrata Bhattacharya, Reena Arya, Om Prakash Dadhich, Sangita
Sharma, Sunil Kumar Das, P Venkatrama Reddy, A K Jyotishi, Ranjan Kumar
Sahoo, S N Saha, Rakesh Kumar Sharma-II.
13 IRS-C&CE officers of 1987 batch empanelled
as Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
As many as 13 officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Customs
and Central Excise (C&CE) cadre of 1987 batch have been empanelled
for the posts of Joint Secretary in Government of India. The officers
are: Sandeep Kumar, Balesh Kumar, Ashok Kumar Mehta, Sailaja Ray Baruah,
Bharti S Chavan, Gollamudi Venkata Krishna Rao, Vasa Sesha Giri rao,
Naresh Penumaka, Vinod Kumar Saxena, Himanshu Gupta, Bodduluri Hare
Ram, Suchitra Sharma and Rajpal Sharma.
Post of Sibabrata Tripathi upgraded to Secretary
(Spl Assignment) in MEA (UPDATED)
The post of Sibabrata Tripathi as Grade-1 has been upgraded to the Secretary
(Special Assignment) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). He is
a 1979 batch IFS officer.
3 IRSE officers of 1983 batch empanelled as
Joint Secretary in GoI (UPDATED)
Three officers belonging to Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE)
of 1983 batch have been empanelled for the posts of Joint Secretary
in Government of India. The officers are: Mohan Lal, Kishan Ram Meena
and Om Prakash Singh.
Busi Sam Bob promoted to CS grade in AP (UPDATED)
Busi Sam Bob has been promoted to the Chief Secretary grade in Andhra
Pradesh. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Pankaj Kumar Singh empanelled as Joint Secretary
in GoI (UPDATED)
Pankaj Kumar Singh has been empanelled for the Joint Secretary level
posts in Government of India. He is a 1988 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan
cadre.
Muktesh Chander empanelled as Joint Secretary
in GoI (UPDATED)
Muktesh Chander has been empanelled for the Joint Secretary level posts
in Government of India. He is a 1988 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.
Rajneesh Seth empanelled as Joint Secretary
in GoI (UPDATED)
Rajneesh Seth has been empanelled for the Joint Secretary level posts
in Government of India. He is a 1988 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra
cadre.
DEBATE
Debate - Future of AAP after internal bickerings
?
Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP's) recent mammoth victory in Delhi was a super-landslide
(the winning party securing 90 percent or more seats). Even the Congress
which had the natural advantage of leading the freedom struggle successfully
and had stalwarts like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi
could never achieve it in any general election despite dominating the
political scene in the country post independence. The rise of the Aam
Aadmi Party indicated that people once again saw politics as an act
of faith and hope but given the bickerings among its leaders in too
a short span, the question that now arises is that What is the future
of AAP ?
Mail your views to mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com
and suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com
(NB : Please be precise and specific as too
long comments lose the gravity of discussion)
CORPORATE
Reddy elected Chairman, NASSCOM
BVR Mohan Reddy, Founder and Executive Chairman of Cyient Ltd has been
elected as Chairman of National Association of Software Services Companies
(NASSCOM) for the year 2015-16
Director, Siti Cable Network Limited Chandra resigns
Director of Siti Cable Network Limited Subhash Chandra resigns
Jilani resigns as Chairman, Jindal Poly Films Ltd
Chairman of Jindal Poly Films Limited Rashid Jilani resigns
Ms Shukla appointed Independent Director, Petronet LNG Ltd
Petronet LNG Limited has appointed Dr Jyoti Kiran Shukla as Woman Independent
Director of the company
Three part-time directors cease to be on Board of HPCL
Dr G Raghuram , A C Mahajan and G K Pillai have ceased to be part-time
Directors on the Board of Directors of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
Limited (HPCL)
Kapoor resigns as Director, Era Infra Engineering Ltd
Director of Era Infra Engineering Limited SD Kapoor resigns
Shankararaman appointed Addl. Director, Quintegra Solutions Ltd
Quintegra Solutions Limited has appointed Ms Kamakshi Shankararaman
as its Additional Director.
Mandloi appointed Director, Austral Coke & Projects Ltd
Austral Coke & Projects Limited has appointed Ms Shelbala Mandloi
as Director
Nina Kothari appointed Chairperson, Kothari Petrochemicals Limited
Ms Nina B Kothari has been appointed Chairperson of Kothari Petrochemicals
Limited.
Arjun Kothari appointed MD, Kothari Petrochemicals Limited
Kothari Petrochemicals Limited has appointed Arjun B Kothari as Managing
Director of the company
Jain re-appointed whole-time Director, Kesoram Industries Ltd
Kesoram Industries Limited has re-appointed Kamal Chand Jain as whole-time
Director of the company w.e.f. April 1, 2015
Goyal appointed Non Independent Director, Jet Airways (India) Ltd
Jet Airways (India) Limited has appointed Ms Anita Naresh Goyal, as
Non Executive and Non Independent Director of the company.
Bajoria appointed Addl. Director, Gujarat Metallic Coal & Coke Ltd
Gujarat Metallic Coal & Coke Ltd has appointed Ms Kanta Bajoria
as an Additional Director of the company.
FORUM
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DEBATE(1)
There is a lot of thinking about the possibility of AAP imploding
due to its in-house bickering. There is actually no reason to think
so. The thing to understand is that Mr Kejriwal is a politician par
excellence. Compare him and Sanjay Singh on the one hand with Modi and
Jaitley on the other. Did not the latter sideline Advani, Joshi, Yashwant
Sinha and Jaswant Singh before/after the Parliamentary elections? Similarly,
Kejriwal and Singh wanted to rid themselves of the baggage of the past
viz Bhushan and Yadav. What is the impact of the sidelining of Advani,
Joshi and Jaswant Singh etc. on the BJP ? It is thriving. Why? Because
Modi is a mass leader with a direct connect with the masses who does
not need these leaders for connecting to the masses. So will AAP thrive
and for the same reason. Kejriwal is also a mass leader with a direct
connect to the masses. He has managed to become a figure on the political
landscape of India. When he got rid of Anna, did he lose stature? No.
Anna lost stature. Similarly, now, Yadav and Bhushan will lose stature.
Vijay Kumar
DEBATE (2)
As it is, Kejriwal is an authoritarian. Now having such a massive mandate
in Delhi you cannot expect him to return to the ground. He is of course
a politician to the core and is in the mould of Indira Gandhi. Being
a taxman, he knows that subsidy raj will bankrupt his state yet he is
in a win-win situation at the cost of BJP as that party is in the Centre
and MCD and he will blame them for all his mistakes and unreasonable
actions.
K S Palachandran
DEBATE (3)
The future is very bright for AAP. Don't just write it off. Internal
bickering and dissidence is quite common in all the parties. BJP has
so many disgruntled leaders who even question the wisdom of PM. Even
Narendra Modi is not able to silence mad people like Giriraj Singh,
Sadhvi and others. After all AAP is a new star and will take some more
years to become a National Party.
Radhikai
Working of CGHS reflects working culture of govt
Working of CGHS only reflects general working culture of government.
If CGHS working has to improve, the same applies to all other departments
as well. I do opt to wait in CGHS for frank diagnosis rather than be
a victim of commercial exploitation in private clinic ( I am JS level
serving officer).
R Krishnan
The most advertised Man Ki Baat of PM Narender Modi should be included
in your debate topic.
Nawang Tobdan
Why Govt. of India is appointing Judges-recommended by collegiums?
Ujjawal Kumar Dubey
Uneconomical & illogical buying by CGHS
Previously, the medicine, NervOD capsule was being supplied by CGHS
dispensaries. This medicine has been made inadmissible and in its place,
Methycobal 500 mg is being issued for the last 4 months. The composition
of NervOD is: Methylcobalamin 1500 mcg, Alpha-lipoic Acid 100 mg, Folic
Acid 1.5 mg and Pyriodoxine while that of Methycobal 500 mcg is ONLY
as its name suggests. The MRP of former is Rs.117/- for 10 capsules
and the latter is Rs.74/- for 10 tablets. CGHS doctors are prescribing
3 times of Methycobal 500 mcg in lieu of NervOD. Prescribing the Methycobal
500 even twice costs Rs.148.00 in lieu of Rs.117.00 while the composition
of NervOD is better, which costs less. In view of above, there is no
logic of discontinuing NervOD when it costs less and has higher composition
than the substituted medicine, Methycobal 500. Will Secretary (Health)
look into this issue to save the exchequer? There may be other instances
like this.
Paul
Post retirement medical facilities
S C Poddar's view reflects his low mentalities towards retired government
employees who have rendered all their lives to serve the government.
Retired MPs also get this facility. It is funny remark that children
throw their parents away from them. This can be the case with Poddar
and his likes. In a number of cases it is otherwise. Sons and daughters
keep their aged parents with them and take care of their medical problems
even on their own expenses or by getting their medical insurance. CGHS
provides facilities after retirement not free of cost. A handsome amount
is deposited by the retired officials to get CGHS card for themselves
and their spouse. Many retired persons even do not take CGHS facilities
or they do not need even after getting CGHS card. Why post retirement
benefits in Air India, Railways, etc. are not challenged ? I suggest,
he needs thorough study on post retirement benefits.
R K Bansal
PSEB not inviting application ?
Why PSEB is not inviting application for Chief Executive Post of Maharatna
PSU ? Present Chief's term ending on May 31, 2015? What is the mystery?
Prasad
Cabinet reshuffling
There is speculation rife about Cabinet reshuffling. If sources are
to be believed, some inefficient ministers will be shown the door. It
is going to be a wise decision. One need not be assigned cabinet berths
just for his political power. His intellectual capability, proactive
role and ability to express, besides being innovative in whatever he/she
does all matter. An MP mentioned in the Lok Sabha that the minister
did not know anything about the subject. It is an embarrassing moment
for the ruling party. One minister was found sleeping and the clipping
went viral in facebook. It is high time that PM takes some strict action
and drop those who are not able to deliver.
Siva Kumar
Delay of 7th CPC
Over efficiency of the present government. They have time for all issues
to open on the earth but no time for controlling inflation and solving
other key economic problems. There agenda is to open all issues, promise
moon on earth and move on....
Ravinder Kumar
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Copies of correspondence regarding bank
loan
The Appellant and her husband availed a housing loan and a case
was filed by them in the Consumer Court regarding charging of
excessive interest on the loan account. The Appellant sought copies
of two letters exchanged between the zonal office and a branch
of the bank. Respondents submitted that housing loan was granted
to the Appellant for purchase of land and construction of house
thereon, but construction was not carried out and the account
has become NPA. The Respondents further submitted that copies
of the letters sought by the Appellant were not provided as it
is their internal correspondence and held in a fiduciary capacity.
The CIC held that the correspondence pertains to the loan account
of the Appellant and is not held by the Respondents in a fiduciary
capacity. Disagreeing with the denial of information under section
8(1)(e) of the RTI Act, the CIC directed the PIO to provide the
copies of the two letters sought by the appellant free of cost.
Comments
If there was any part of the correspondence
which was of commercial interest to the bank, perhaps a claim
could have been made for exemption from disclosure for that particular
part of letter under section 8 (1) (d) of the RTI Act.
Citation: Smt. K.V. Padma v. Corporation Bank in File No. CIC/SH/A/2014/000140
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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