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What people say about us!
I'm a regular follower of whispers in the corridor. Its updates are
very useful. If whispers in the corridors also includes various vacancies
in central and various state governments on deputations on regular basis,
the same will add on to it .
Dinesh Meena
No love lost between Modi and Media !
Media which made Narendra Modi Prime Minister now seems to be turning
against him. What could be the reason behind no love lost between the
two in such a short time?
Luckiest politician in India !
Motilal Vora is said to be the luckiest politician in India. He is in
power in some way or the other since nineties.
BUREAUCRACY
Two IFS officers get important assignment in GoI
Two Indian Forest Service officers of Gujarat cadre have got important
assignments in the Government of India. While N K Singh is joint secretary
to the Ministry of Mines, A K Verma is joint secretary, power.
Jitendra Kumar joins NITI Aayog
Jitendra Kumar has joined as Advisor at Joint Secretary level in NITI
Aayog. He is a 1987 batch IFS officer of AGMUT cadre.
( We said this on June 4)
New body of IRS-C&CE Association constituted
A new body of IRS (C&CE) Association has been constituted with the
selection of Dr Johan Joseph (1984) as President and Yogendra Garg (1990)
as Vice President. Besides, Anwar Ali TP has been elected as General
Secretary and Gandhi Donthi as Treasurer. Ms Neha Garg, Dinesh Bisen,
Ravneet Singh Khurana and Saurabh Kumar will be Joint Secretaries.
Ms Manula Hosmani promoted to Joint Commissioner
of Customs grade
Indian Revenue Service officer of Customs & Central Excise, Ms Manula
Dundappa Hosmani has been promoted to the grade of Joint Commissioner,
Hyderabad, CX zone.
Two IRS-Customs officers get Posting
Two Indian Revenue Service of Customs & Central Excise officers
have been given postings upon return from deputation. S C Agarwal has
been appointed to DG Systems, Delhi while Ramyash Kanaujia was posted
to Nagpur-CX.
Five IAS officers in TN facing inquiry
As many as five officers belonging to Tamil Nadu cadre are facing inquiry
against complaints.
Ms Mausumi Ray Bhattacharya posted as AG (A&E), Jharkhand, Ranchi
Ms Mausumi Ray Bhattacharya, Accountant General (E&RSA), West Bengal,
Kolkata, has been posted as Accountant General (A&E), Jharkhand,
Ranchi. She is a 1991 batch IA&AS officer.
PESB advises Textile Secretary to appoint DF, NJMC on deputation basis
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has advised Secretary,
Textiles to re-assess the necessity for a full-time Director (Finance),
NJMC and if found so, appoint a person on deputation basis after it
failed to select the candidate for the post at the selection meeting
held on June 23, 2015. Only one person turned up for the interview.
Manoj Kumar Singh deputed to IRCON, Malaysia
Manoj Kumar Singh has been deputed to IRCON International Limited as
DGM, S&T at IRCON/Malaysia project. He is an IRSSE officer.
S K Panda deputed to DFCCIL as DGM
S K Panda has been deputed to Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation
of India Limited (DFCCIL) as DGM, RTI & PIO. He is an RBSS officer.
Maharashtra to do away with SAT
Maharashtra Government is likely to wind up State Administrative Tribunal
(SAT).
Financial restructuring of ALIMCO, Kanpur
Conversion of interest of Rs.39.53 crore accrued on the loan of Rs.21.82
crore provided to Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India
(ALIMCO), Kanpur during the years 1977-78 to 2001-02 has been approved
by the Government of India and penal interest of Rs. 12.61 crore on
this amount as on March 31,.2015 that is a total of Rs. 52.14 crore
(Rs.39.53 crore + 12.61 crore) into equity. Penal Interest after 31.03.2015
has been waived.
Mrs Anuradha Thakur gets posting as Secretary,
Social Justice in HP (UPDATED)
Mrs Anuradha Thakur, who was waiting for posting, has been appointed
as Secretary, Social Justice & Empowerment in Himachal Pradesh.
She is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.
Reshuffle of IPS officers in UP
(UPDATED)
As many as 20 IPS officers have been transferred and posted at different
places in Uttar Pradesh. Accordingly, Satyendra Kumar Kaul has been
appointed as IG, Police Training while D K Thakur will now be IG, Allahabad
and Pramod Kumar Mishra is IG, Telecommunications. Similarly, Navnit
Kumar Rana has been apointed as DIG, Meerut; Anil Kumar Jain as DIG,
Allahabad; Yashsvi Yadav as PAC, Kanpur; Krishna Mohan as DIG, PAC Sector,
Moradabad; Laxmi Narayan as DIG, Basti range; Rakesh Chandra Sahu as
SP, Intelligence; Virendra Pratap Shrivastava as SP, EOW, Lucknow; Ram
Lal Verma as Commandant, 37th Bt, PAC, Kanpur; Ashok Kumar-II as SP,
PHQ, Allahabad; Sanjiv Tyagi as SP, Amoroha; Mrs Poonam as Commandant,
6th Bt PAC, Meerut; Satyendra Kumar Singh as Commandant, 24th Bt, PAC,
Moradabad; Shiv Hari Meena as SP, Hapud; Himanshu Kumar as Commandant,
8th Bt PAC, Bareilley; N Kolanchi as SP, Jalon; Rajendra Prasad Pandey
as SP, Maharajganj and Sunil Kumar Saxena was posted as SP, CBCID, Lucknow.
Basha appointed as MD, APCO in AP (UPDATED)
S Johan Basha has been appointed as Managing Director, APCO, Hyderabad
in Andhra Pradesh.
CBI arrests CSS officer for accepting bribe
(UPDATED)
A Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officer, who is on deputation to
Central Board of Film Certification, Hyderabad, as Regional Officer,
has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for accepting
a bribe of Rs 10, 000 as first installment of total bribe of Rs 1,00,000
from the complainant.
DEBATE
Bureaucracy in UPA regime and under NDA government
Is functioning of bureaucracy better under the present NDA rule or in
the UPA regime.
Send your brief specific views to mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com
or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com
CORPORATE
Ms Jacob nominated as Govt Director of Balmer
Lawrie Investments Ltd
Ms Mary Jacob, Deputy Secretary in the Union Ministry of Petroleum &
Natural Gas has been nominated as Government Director on the Board of
the Balmer Lawrie Investments Ltd
Pandey resigns as Independent Director of
Hanung Toys and Textiles Ltd
R K Pandey has resigned as Independent Director of Hanung Toys and Textiles
Limited
Colella to be Head (Indian Ops.) of Ericsson
Paolo Colella had been appointed as Head of Indian operations of Ericsson
- the Swedish telecommunications equipment manufacturer w.e.f September
1, 2015.
Sarkar ceases to be Nominee Director of The
Oudh Sugar Mills Ltd
The State Bank of India has withdrawn the nomination of Pradeep Kumar
Sarkar from the Board of Directors of the The Oudh Sugar Mills Limited
Ms Upadhyay appointed Independent Director
of Deep Industries Ltd
Deep Industries Limited has appointed Ms Renuka Anjani Upadhyay as Independent
Director of the company.
FORUM
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DEBATE (1)
Work culture in NDA govt
There is a work culture in NDA Government and networking was there in
the UPA Government.
S Ghate
Why Armymen are called jawans
An Army Veteran commented in the Forum yesterday that Army Combatant
start retiring at 50. I really wonder what kind of veteran is he? More
than 90 percent of Soldiers recruited between the age of 18 to 20 years,
on completion of 18 - 20 years service retire between the age of 36
- 40 as barely 10 percent climb up the ladder where retiring ages are
higher. That is why they are still called "Jawan"..
Raja
Bring back the elite persons
Is it not possible for entire system to locate, bring back these elite
persons or system help them systematically.
M K Tyagi
Only cleared candidates be interviewed
PESB should shortlist candidates for interview and get their clearance
from CVC and only cleared candidates must be called for interviews.
This shall save lot of time and unnecessary complaints against selected
candidates.
C Mohan
Punctuality in offices
DoP&T's stress on punctuality (ToI, June 23) in government offices
fills one with a sense of déjà vu. Despite ritualistic
instructions issued by successive dispensations, year after year, the
situation has not improved during the past 67 years except during the
Emergency (1975-77). Digitalisation has not helped. With biometric attendance
system , no punitive action is taken by ministries to punish defaulters
and habitual late-comers. Worse, the seniors are not aware whether the
official time is actually spent on quality output. The common perception
is : the officials indulge in gossiping and tale-carrying in corridors
of powers , tea-spree at subsidized rates etc. Surprise checks at work
places are seldom conducted.It does not require suspension of Fundamental
/ Human rights of public servants in order to be punctual.
A K Saxena (A retd civil servant)
Good luck to Narendra bhai
Narendra bhai needs all the good luck and best wishes from his well
wishers and supporters
R K Nagpal
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DATE WITH RTI
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The Appellant had a marital dispute with his wife, who worked
in the bank as an officer. He had been filing a number of RTI
applications, repeatedly seeking information on various issues
related to the said bank officer. The Appellant sought the copies
of educational certificates of the bank officer claiming that
the qualification of his wife has been mentioned as B.Sc, while
she did not study science beyond class 10. The PIO denied the
same under section 8 (1) (j) of the RTI Act claiming that it was
personal information. The CIC referred to the observation of the
Apex Court in the Central Board of Secondary Education & Anr.
Vs. Aditya Bandopadhyay & Ors."…… if on the
request of the employer or official superior or the head of a
department, an employee furnishes his personal details and information,
to be retained in confidence, the employer, the official superior
or departmental head is expected to hold such personal information
in confidence as a fiduciary, to be made use of or disclosed only
if the employee's conduct or acts are found to be prejudicial
to the employer."The CIC upheld the rejection of request
for information.
Comments
Many government officials face applications seeking their details
of loans taken, marital status, PAN number, income tax details,
copies of form 16, details of movable and immovable assets and
details of gifts etc. Such harassment of honest officials is not
the objective of the RTI Act.
Citation: Shri Harshadkumar Chimanlal
Gandhi v. Bank of Baroda in File No. CIC/SH/A/2014/000837, File
No. CIC/SH/A/2014/001245 File No. CIC/SH/A/2014/002761
File No. CIC/SH/A/2014/002763 File No. CIC/SH/A/2014/002760 File
No. CIC/SH/A/2014/
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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