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Good site to update the under current that prevails in the grey matter
of 'decision-makers'.
R N Mathur
When nothing else inspires, History does !
(180)
Studied or meaningful kindness
Marandi to join Union Cabinet ?
Jharkhand Ex-CM Babulal Marandi is likely to get a berth in Modi Government
. BJP also wants a big tribal leader in J'khand & at national level.
BUREAUCRACY
Jiji Thomson to be new Chief Secretary of
Kerala
Jiji Thomson, Director General, Sports Authority of India, Ministry
of Youth Affairs and Sports, has been repatriated to his parent cadre
to take over as Chief Secretary on February 1. He is a 1980 batch IAS
officer of Kerala cadre.
(We said this on January 1, 2015 )
Srivastava takes over as CMD, AAI
R K Srivastava has taken over the charge as Chairman, Airports Authority
of India (AAI). He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
(We said this on Sept 25, 2014)
J S Deepak is also CMD, ITPO
J S Deepak has been assigned an additional charge of Chairman-cum-Managing
Director, ITPO. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Major reshuffle of IAS officers in Delhi Govt
As many as 14 IAS officers have been shifted in Delhi Government. Accordingly,
S P Singh will hold the charge of PS, SC/ST/OBC/Minorities while Mrs
Shakuntala was posted as PS, Power, Industries and Anindo Majumdar is
PS, Services. Similarly, Majumdar was given additional charge of PS,
GAD; Sanjeev Nandan Sahai as PS, Finance, Vigilance; Dharam Pal as Financial
Commissioner with additional charge of Social Welfare & Women Child
Development; Rajendra Kumar gets charge of OSD, Swachh Bharat; Ashwani
Kumar as Secretary, Revenue & Divisional Commissioner; Mrs Punya
Salila Srivastava as Secretary Education and Secretary, TTE/Higher Education;
Dr Ashish Chandra Verma as Secretary & Commissioner, Development
and Secretary I&FC; with the charge of Member, DSSSB; Sajjan Singh
Yadav holds additional charge of Secretary/Director, Information &
Publicity with additional charge of MD, SRDC; Mrs Gitanjali Gupta Kundra
gets charge of CMD, DSIIDC; P R Meena as Director, Social Welfare; Manoj
Kumar as Director TTE and G L Meena was made Member, DSSSB.
IAS officer is ACS PWD in Maharashtra
Anand Kulkarni has been appointed new ACS Maharashtra. He is 1982 batch
IAS officer. For the first time an IAS officer has been assigned the
work of PWD in the state.
Sushovan Banerjee repatriated to Madhya Pradesh
Sushovan Banerjee, CVO in Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), Mumbai,
has been repatriated to his parent cadre. 1989 batch IPS officer of
Madhya Pradesh cadre Banerjee had sought repatriation.
Murthy debarred from central deputation
A S N Murthy, who was appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer, Hindustan
Shipyard Limited (HSL), Visakhapatnam, has been debarred from central
deputation for five years after he failed to join the same. He is a
1992 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre.
Mrs Madhu Sharma debarred from central deputation
Mrs Madhu Sharma, who was appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in HMT
Limited, Bangalore, has been debarred from central deputation for five
years after she failed to join the same. She is a 1986 batch IFS officer
of Karnataka cadre.
Satish Mathur posted as Labour Commissioner
in Delhi Govt
Satish Mathur has been appointed as Commissioner in Delhi Government.
He is a 2001 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.
Saxena appointed Spl Commissioner, Transport
in Delhi Govt
Sanjay Kumar Saxena has been appointed as Special Commissioner, Transport
in Delhi Government. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.
Abhishek Trivedi appointed DIG, NSG
Abhishek Trivedi has been appointed as Deputy Inspector General in National
Security Guard (NSG). He is a 1996 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh
cadre.
Rajgopal Sharma relieved to join as OSD to
Nitin Gadkari
Rajgopal Sharma has been relieved to join as OSD to Nitin Gadkari, Minister
for Road Transport & Highways and Shipping. He is a 1994 batch IRS-IT
officer.
Vacancy of CMD, SJVN Ltd arises
The post of Chairman and Managing Director, SJVN Limited has arisen
with the retirement of R P Singh. The orders of R N Misra for the post
are yet to be issued by the Government.
Suresh Kumar Bhardwaj promoted to DGP grade
in Bihar
Suresh Kumar Bhardwaj has been promoted to the grade of Director General
of Police in Bihar. He is a 1983 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.
1997 batch IPS officers promoted as IG in Uttarakhand
Two 1997 batch IPS officers Sanjay Gunjyal , Amit Sinha and V Murugesan
have been promoted to the rank of IG in Uttarakhand.
2003 batch IPS is DIG in Uttarakhand
2003 batch IPS officer Pushpak Jyoti has been promoted to the rank of
DIG in Uttarakhand. 2000 batch IPS officer Ajay Rautela has also been
given DIG rank.
First IRSS officer is Chairman of Railway Board
For the first time in the history of Indian Railways A K Mittal who
is an IRSS officer has been appointed Chairman of the Railway Board.
He belongs to 1976 batch.
Ms Jha is also Resident Commissioner of Uttaranchal,
New Delhi
Ms Radhika Jha has been given an additional charge of Resident Commissioner
of Uttaranchal in New Delhi. She is a 2002 batch IAS officer of Uttaranchal
cadre.
Minor reshuffle of IAS officers in Uttaranchal
Some IAS officers have been transferred and posted at different places
in Uttaranchal. Accordingly, Shailesh Baigoli has been appointed as
Secretary, GAD while Vijay Kumar Dhondhiyal was posted as Secretary
in-charge in the cooperative and legal department and Vikas Damyanti
is being shifted as secretary in-charge in the irrigation department
with additional charge of Centre-related portfolios. Similarly, D Senthil
Pandiyan has been shifted as Additional Secretary, department of administration.
PESB invites applications for CMD, CSL
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications
for the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Cochin Shipyard
Limited (CSL) falling vacant on January 1, 2016. Those willing to apply
can send their applications to the PESB before March 3, 2015.
PESB invites applications for Director, NLC
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications
for the post of Director (Planning & Projects), Neyveli Lignite
Corporation Limited (NLCL) falling vacant on January 1, 2016. Those
willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before March
4, 2015.
Vishal Agarwal gets HAG
Vishal Agarwal has been accorded Higher Administrative Grade (HAG).
He is an IRTS officer.
Prashant Kumar posted as ED (PM), Railway Board
B Prashant Kumar has been appointed as Executive Director, Passenger
Marketing at Railway Board. He is an IRTS officer.
2 IRTS officers shifted
Two IRTS officers transferred in Railways. Ambrish Kumar Gupta has been
transferred and appointed as COM, South Eastern Railway while Suchitto
Kumar Das made COM, Eastern Railway.
Arvind Panagariya appointed Vice Chairman
of Planning Commission
Arvind Panagariya has been appointed new Vice Chairman of the Planning
Commission. He is an Indian-American economist and Professor of Economics
at Columbia University and an ex-Chief Economist at the Asian Development
.
(We said this on December 22,2014)
Siddiqui posted to RDSO, Lucknow
A N Siddiqui, Northeast Frontier Railways, has been transferred and
posted to RDSO, Lucknow. He is an IRSME officer.
D K Bhalla to be Secretary Lok Sabha !
D K Bhalla is being appointed Secretary Lok Sabha. He is 1986 batch
IAS officer of Nagaland cadre.
CORPORATE
Maurya appointed Addl. Director, Mather and
Platt Fire Systems Ltd
Mather and Platt Fire Systems Ltd has appointed Arvind Kumar Maurya
as Additional Director of the company
Porwal appointed CS, Syncom Formulations India
Ltd
Syncom Formulations India Ltd has appointed Ms Praniti Porwal as a Company
Secretary of the company w.e.f. January 1, 2015.
Sethi resigns as CS, Syncom Formulations India
Ltd
Ms Shikha Sethi has resigned as Company Secretary of Syncom Formulations
India Ltd w.e.f. December 31, 2014
Bohra to be appointed CS, Asahi Industries
Ltd
The Board of Asahi Industries Ltd is to appoint Ms Monica Bohra as a
Company Secretary of the company.
Mathur resigns as Independent Director, Bhilwara
Technical Textiles Ltd
Ms Geeta Mathur has resigned as Independent Director of Bhilwara Technical
Textiles Ltd w.e.f. January 1, 2015 due to personal reasons.
FORUM
(The views expressed in this column are of
the contributors. We do not owe any responsibility, whatsoever, of the
views of our surfers as they are their personal opinion. However, we
would also request our contributors not to be personal, directly or
indirectly, in presenting their views. Instead of countering the views
which ‘X’ has already expressed, our contributors are advised
to present their own views. Also be brief, say about 200 words at the
most since any views longer than that if eliminated at our end would
carry the risk of the contrbutor’s item losing its original essence)
DEBATE (1) Retirement Age
Not only the retirement age, but the entire service conditions ought
to be revised. Instead of recruiting officers for life, they should
be taken on renewable contract for five years. If their performance
is up to the mark their contract can be renewed further for five years.
In this way the govt will always have efficient personnel and the problem
of retirement age will be solved for good.
Raj Kumar
DEBATE (2) Retirement Age
Retirement age should not be routine for all government employees. In
order to induct youth into the system, Group C, D level should be retired
at the age of 58 years. The Group B officers should retire at 60 and
Group A at 65 years keeping in view the numbers involved and decision
making in the Government.
Sanjiv
Scrapping of all Central Services...
What AKS proposes, in a way is that all the Central Services are to
be renamed as IAS since the existing number of Group A posts cannot
be abolished.
RKB
Posts not being filled up through exams
More than 35 per cent posts in GoI vacated due to retirement during
the last many years are not being filled up through exams instead on
contract & by consultants. The comments on anti or pro do not hold
good as if GOI had intention to help youngsters it would have filled
up all these vacant posts. Its intention seems to be to reduce the pension
bill by removing employees who are elegible for pension. Views expressed
on the issue is only for pass time.
R Ravi
" Bulging Indian bureaucracy needs immediate surgery "
WIC's news item on Sushma Swaraj's shock ( Dec 22,2014) read with two
posts that appeared in Forum (Dec 31,2014 ) on "Excess of Statistical
officers in government" and "Scrap All Services except IAS
", respectively, must catch Modi's attention. To make Indian bureaucracy
slim and trim should be the New Year's resolution of Modi sarkar especially
as the mythical provision relating to " chopping-off of the dead
wood" and compulsory retirement under FR56 (j), is out-of-use.
It is a fashion in central ministries to re-employ retired officers
as 'Consultants'. All at tax payers' cost.The unethical practice was
introduced by UPA govt. to benefit its retired bureaucrats as reward
for being co-sinners during service ,little realizing that the fat Indian
bureaucracy (inverted pyramid) needed surgery .Orders must be withdrawn
and all contractual appointments cancelled forthwith. Second, in the
race for inter-Services rivalry, extra posts are being created at higher
echelons to benefit a coteries of top officers. This is sinful and almost
criminal as "budget neutrality" is sought to be achieved through
"matching savings" by abolishing posts at lower rungs.This
deprives juniors of promotional avenues. The day light robbery is going
on surreptitiously in all Services. Who are responsible for the scam?
Here, they are : Cadre-controlling authorities, Min of Finance ( Cadre
Review division), Financial Advisors and the Cabinet. The exercise is
a number game. Merit becomes the casualty." Yahaan Bandon ko Ginaa
jaata hai, Tolaa nahi jaata ".We expect Modi sarkaar to look and
act different from the UPA.
Let the PM take the call.
A K Saxena (A retd. civil servant)
All the best
Very good choice. My best wishes.
V. Narayanan. IPS retd
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Providing certified copies of documents inspected by a citizen
The appellant sought copies of file opening register for different
sections of Central Information Commission (CIC), along with list
of files for computerization in CIC and details of further improvement
of the computer network in office and CIC website. PIO replied
that File Opening Register of some of the divisions of the Commission
have indicated that files are opened on yearly basis and requested
the appellant to specify the year for which information is desired.
The Legal Cell of CIC denied information u/s 8(1)(j). On appeal,
the First Appellate Authority (FAA) directed the legal cell to
provide an inspection of file opening register; but copies of
the same were denied as it would indeed be an invasion of privacy.
The appellant argued that denial of information was wrong as the
name of parties and their addresses available in the file opening
register were already in public domain and available on the Commission's
website. When the matter came up before the CIC in second appeal
against the order of its own FAA, the CIC directed the PIO to
provide copies of file opening register from the Accounts Section.
Further, the FAA was cautioned to pass orders after taking due
cognizance of the provisions of the RTI Act.
Comments
The Section 76 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 provides that
every public officer having custody of a public document, of which
any person has a right to inspect, shall give that person on demand
of a copy of it, on payment of legal fees together with his certificate
with date, name and his official title, affixing his official
seal, to be called as a certified copy. Therefore, certified copies
of documents inspected by a citizen should not be denied after
permitting inspection.
Citation: Shri R.K. Jain v. Central Information
Commission in F.No. CIC/LS/A/2013/001344-YA F.No. CIC/LS/A/2013/001405-YA
F.No. CIC/DS/A/2013/002461-YA F.No. CIC/LS/A/2013/001406-YA F.No.
CIC/LS/A/2013/001649-YA
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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