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Good site to update the under current that prevails in the grey matter
of 'decision-makers.
S P Kulsari
When nothing else inspires, History does
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Every sinner has a future and every saint has a past.
Has funding to Congress party stopped ?
Businessmen across the country are reported to have stopped giving funds
to the Congress Party. Is third eye of Narendra Modi watching ?
BUREAUCRACY
Empanelment of 1985 batch IAS officers soon
Empanelment
of 1985 batch IAS officers to the rank of Additional Secretary in the
Government of India is expected to take place in a couple of months.
Two 1984 batch IAS officers yet to get posting
Two 1984 batch IAS officers posted in Delhi are yet to get posting to
the rank of Additional Secretary in the Government of India.
Consensus arrives at over appointment of Ambassadors
?
Now the rumour is that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Foreign
Secretary Sujata Singh both have agreed on a list of about 6-7 names
of Ambassadors.
Appointment in CAT this month?
Appointment of Administrative Members and the Judicial Members in the
CAT is expected to take place this month.
Rajiv Mehta is new DGP of Meghalaya
Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Rajiv Mehta will
be new DGP Meghalaya. He is a 1981 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya
cadre.
(We said this on December 24, 2014 )
Orders of Raju for CMD, HAL yet to come
The orders of T S Raju, Director (D&D), HAL, for the appointment
as Chairman, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) are yet to be issued
by the Government of India as vacancy is arising on February 1, 2015.
Orders of Mrs Khullar as CEO, NITI Aayog
issued
The orders of Mrs Sindhushree Khullar as CEO, NITI Aayog have been issued
on contract basis for a period of one year. She is a 1975 batch IAS
officer of UT cadre.
(We said on December 23 and again on January 7, 2015)
Satya Srinivas appointed as CVO, DCIL
V V Satya Srinivas has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer
(CVO), Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCIL), Visakhapatnam.
He is an IRSME officer.
Orders of Sharma for Director (Fin), HNL issued
The orders of Ghanshyam Sharma, DGM, NPCIL, for the appointment as Director
(Finance), Hindustan Newsprint Limited (HNL) have been issued by the
Government of India.
(We said this on July 1, 2014)
ACC yet to finalise appointment of Ms Harjeet Joshi as Director (Fin),
SCI
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) is yet to take final decision
on the proposal of Ms Harjeet K Joshi, GM, ONGC, for the appointment
as Director (Finance), Shipping Corporation India Limited (SCI) after
V K Jain, GM, HPCL, declined the offer.
Jindal appointed Joint Secretary, Petroleum
& Natural Gas
Ashutosh Jindal has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Petroleum and
Natural Gas. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Manipur Tripura cadre.
Rajesh Aggarwal posted Joint Secretary, Financial Services
Rajesh Aggarwal has been appointed as Join Secretary, Financial Services
in Government of India. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra
cadre.
(We said this Jan 8,
2015)
Sadanandan appointed Joint Secretary, Rural Development
Rajiv Sadanandan has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Rural Development
in Government of India. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
Mehta appointed Joint Secretary, Environment,
Forests
Arun Kumar Mehta has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Environment,
Forests and Climate Change. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Jammu
&Kashmir cadre.
Singh appointed Joint Secretary, Information & Broadcasting
Mihir Kumar Singh has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Bihar
cadre.
Dr Mallick appointed Joint Secretary, Labour & Employment
Dr Bipin Bihari Mallick has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry
of Labour and Employment. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra
cadre.
Aindri Anurag appointed Joint Secretary, Social Justice
Aindri Anurag has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Social
Justice and Empowerment. She is a 1988 batch IPoS officer.
Bhalla appointed Joint Secretary, Commerce
Bhupinder Singh Bhalla has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department
of Commerce. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Dr Sharma deputed as Joint Secretary, Urban Development]
Dr Sameer Sharma has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of
Urban Development. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh
cadre.
Khetan appointed as Joint Secretary, Disability Affairs
C K Khetan has been appointed as Joint Secretary & Chief Executive
Officer, National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral
Palsy, Mental Retardation & Multiple Disabilities under Department
of Disability Affairs. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh
cadre.
Anandrajan appointed as Joint Secretary, Revenue, CBDT
V Anandrajan has been appointed as Joint Secretary (TPL-II) in Department
of Revenue, CBDT, New Delhi, on deputation basis. He is an IRS-IT officer.
PESB invites applications for CMD, SCI
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications
for the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Shipping Corporation
of India Limited (SCIL) falling vacant on January 1, 2016. Those willing
to apply can send their applications to the PESB before March 9, 2015.
BHEL GM Sabapathy promoted, posted as ED (CBU)
BHEL GM S Raj Sabapathy promoted as Executive Director has been posted
as ED(CBU).
Bisht to be new DG Coast Guard
Vice-Admiral H C S Bisht will take over as new director-general of the
Coast Guard on February 1.
IAS changes in J & K
Pradip Kumar Tripathi, an IAS officer of 1987 batch has been appointed
Principal Secretary to Governor. RK Gupta is already serving as Principal
Secretary to the Governor.BB Vyas has been made Principal Secretary,
Finance Department.
Anurag Agarwal posted as Home Secy, Chandigarh
Admin (UPDATED)
Anurag Agarwal has been appointed as Home Secretary, Chandigarh Administration
on inter cadre deputation for a period of three years. He is a 1994
batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
(We said this on Dec 10, 2014 & Jan 6, 2015)
Hemant Kumar posted as MD, Ajmer Power Distribution
Corp (UPDATED)
Hemant Kumar Gera has been posted as Managing Director, Ajmer Power
Distribution Corporation Limited. He is a 1997 IAS officer of Rajasthan
cadre.
Anurag Bhardwaj posted as MD, Jaipur Power
Distribution Corp (UPDATED)
Anurag Bhardwaj has been posted as Managing Director, Jaipur Power Distribution
Corporation Limited. He is a 1993 IFS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
Reshuffle of 24 IAS officers in Telangana
(UPDATED)
As many as 24 IAS officers have been transferred and posted at different
places in Telangana. Accordingly, M G Gopal has been posted as PS, Municipal
Administration & Urban Development Department while Ranjeev R Acharya
will be PS, Education and Navin Mittal is made Special Commissioner,
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. Similarly, M Veerabrahmaiah
is posted as Special Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation,
Hyderabad; Neetu Kumari Prasad as Collector and District Magistrate,
Karimnagar; G Kishan as Additional Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal
Corporation, Hyderabad; M Raghunandan as Collector and District Magistrate,
Ranga; G D Priyadarshini as Collector and District Magistrate, Adilabad;
P Satyanarayana Reddy as Collector and District Magistrate, Nalgonda;
T K Sreedevi as Collector and District Magistrate, Mahabubnagar; V Karuna
as Collector and District Magistrate, Warangal; K Niramala as Collector
and District Magistrate, Hyderabad; Gaurav Uppal as Additional Commissioner,
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad; Rajat Kumar Saini
as Joint Coolector-I & Additional District Magistrate, Ranga; Pausumi
Basu as Additional Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation,
Hyderabad; K Surendra Mohan as Joint Collector & Additional District
Magistrate, Hyderabad; Sarfaraz Ahmad as Municipal Commissioner, Warangal;
Bharti Hollikeri as Chief Rationing Officer, Hyderabad; Hari Chandana
Dasari as Joint Collector-II & Additional District Magistrate, Ranga;
Patil Prashant Jeevan as Joint Collector & Additional District Magistrate,
Warangal; D Krishna Bhaskar as Sub-Collector, Jagityal; Alagu Varsini
V S as Sub-Collector, Vikarabad; Rajeevgandhi Hanumanthu as Sub-Collector,
Asfabad, Adilabad and Kharte Kalicharan Sudamrao has been posted as
Sub-Collector, Paloncha, Khammam.
Kundan Sinha appointed as Advisor (TT), Railway
Board (UPDATED)
Kundan Sinha has been appointed as Advisor, Traffic Transportation,
Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.
Sunil Mathur is also Advisor (Vig), Railway
Board (UPDATED)
Sunil Mathur has been assigned an additional charge of Advisor (Vigilance),
Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.
Mrs Saroj Ayush transferred to Southern Railway
(UPDATED)
Mrs Saroj Ayush presently in the Northern Railway has been transferred
and posted to Southern Railway. She is an IRTS officer.
Ramesh Abhishek gets three months extension
(UPDATED)
Chairman of the Forward Markets Commission Ramesh Abhishek has been
given extension till April 8 or till the appointment of new incumbent.
He is 1982 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
V U Bhaskar gets charge of CMD, BDL (UPDATED)
V U Bhaskar, Director (Production), BDL, has been assigned an additional
charge of Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Dynamics Limited
(BDL) after the retirement of incumbent S N Mantha. However, the orders
of Bhaskar for fulltime CMD, BDL are yet to come.
K Swaminathan selected as Director (SB), BLC
(UPDATED)
K Swaminathan, COO, BLC, has been selected for the post of Director
(Services Business), Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLC) at a
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on January 12,
2015. As many as 14 persons were interviewed for the same.
Air Marshal Anil Khosla joins as DG, Air Operations
(UPDATED)
Air Marshal Anil Khosla has taken over the charge as the Director General,
Air Operations, at Air Headquarters, in New Delhi.
DEBATE
DEBATE- Appointment of Judges should be continued
through the Collegium system or through the Judicial Appointments Commission
set up by the new Government ? Mail your views to-
mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or
suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com
CORPORATE
Khurana resigns as Independent Director, Seya Industries Ltd
Virendra Singh Khurana has resigned as Independent Director of Seya
Industries Ltd.
Bodapati resigns as Director, Opto Circuits
(India) Ltd
Bhaskar Bodapati has resigned as a Director of Opto Circuits (India)
Ltd.
Ms Chheda resigns as CS, Pearl Agriculture
Ltd
Ms Prachi Harishkumar Chheda has resigned as Company Secretary of Pearl
Agriculture Ltd.
Bajaj resigns as Independent Director, Pearl
Agriculture Ltd
Omprakash Bajaj has resigned as Independent Director of Pearl Agriculture
Ltd.
Two Independent Directors cease to be on Board
of Kothari Industrial Corporation Ltd
Chetan Vijay Pagariya and Dr Easo John have resigned as Independent
Non-Executive Directors of Kothari Industrial Corporation Ltd.
Valson appointed GM, Vivanta by Taj, Yeshwantpur
Vinod Valson has been appointed as General Manager of Vivanta by Taj
in Yeshwantpur.
FORUM
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DEBATE (1) Retirement Age
Lot of debates and romours are going on about lowering the retirement
age from 60 to 58. (1) thousands of officers who have planned their
retirement at 60 will retire in one go, what will happen to their planning
for peaceful retired life. (2) Lot of people are supporting on the ground
that youngsters will get a change, I would like ask them how many youngsters
will be really benefitted by the mass retirement? Numbers will be much
less than the affected!!. (3) Retirement age was increased by Shri AB
Bajpai Ji during earlier NDA regime, will the new NDA regime reverse
their earlier decision? (4) Huge %age of retired officials are working
as consultants etc. why to retire energetic willing workers and keep
old unwilling workers? Govt. forget about young generation at that time!!
- Raj
DEBATE (2) Retirement Age
Lowering age would be suicidal for Modi Govt. Senior officers would
leave in one go. There would be chaos everywhere. Further, it would
add to deficits.
A Anand
DEBATE (3) Retirement Age
Instead of retiring every one at58 Government may exercise it's power
under from 56 to remove deadwoods it is as good as giving extension
to efficient. Those who are working as consultants soon after retirement
are indicating their net worth in terms of consultancy remuneration
proving that while in service they were substantially overpaid.
Dr I R Agrawal
DEBATE (4)Retirement Age:
On a decision of fixing Retirement Age at 60 years, BJP led NDA Government
have successfully secured its Vote Bank intact in coming Delhi Assembly
Elections, but, at the same time Government should not forget the condition
of educated unemployed youth who are unable to repay the installments
of their education loan and still feeling ignored. Its high time for
the Government to fill up the vacant positions in Government Departments.
by removing the ban.
H S Bhandari
Outsource data collection job
The present MOS&PI should be wind up and job for data collection
may be done with outsourcing. In reality it is a white elephant of a
poor government. Get rid of this Ministry as fast as it can be.
KB
Dependency of spouse for LTC/medical facility
Some of the officers are not aware that the spouse of government servants
are entitled for the facilities even if they are financially independent.
S K Singh
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Delay in histopathological examination due to non availability
of pathologist
The Appellant filed an RTI application with the PIO, Health &
Family Welfare (H&FW) Department, The Appellant stated that
his wife died in Metro Hospital & Cancer Institute, Preeti
Vihar, New Delhi and her post mortem report was conducted by a
Board comprising of three doctors. He alleged that till date,
the histopathological examination (the examination of biopsy or
surgical specimen by a pathologist through a microscope) of the
deceased could not be completed due to the negligence of H&FW
Department. The Respondent informed that the SDN Hospital has
already mentioned that it is not having sufficient infrastructure
& pathologist for such technical exams. The Appellant sought
to know what action is taken by H&FW Department in coordination
with MCD East for providing infrastructure & qualified pathologist
in SDN Hospital. The Appellant alleged that as the officers upto
the level of Principal Secretary are involved in delaying the
process of conduct of histopath exams of his late wife so the
H&FW Department is trying to escape from their responsibilities.
The Central Information Commission (CIC) observed that the Department
has a responsibility as a regulator to look into the question
of not conducting the histopath exam and help the Appellant to
seek remedy from the concerned hospital for medical negligence.
The CIC held that not acting upon this issue on the pretext of
absence of specific complaint is dereliction of duty on the part
of the regulator and there appears to be a deliberate attempt
to delay and suppress the action to cover up medical negligence.
The CIC directed the PIOs to explain the points raised by the
appellant in his first appeal and show cause why maximum penalty
cannot be imposed against each of them for giving misleading information
to cover up and delay.
Comments
Though the RTI Act is principally about seeking information, it
is also emerging as a tool for seeking remedy in certain cases.
Citation: Dinesh Kumar Singh v. Health
& Family Welfare Department, GNCTD in Case No.CIC/DS/C/2013/000535SA
Weekly article by Dr Anuradha Verma
(dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in), RTI Consultant to IIM, Indore.
Her other articles regarding RTI can be read at http://www.rtifoundationofindia.com/
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