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POLITICS
This is History (261)
Scindia and Holkar became dependent rulers acknowledging the suzerainty
of the British.
AgustaWestland Helicopter case was registered
by Ranjit Sinha
Much talked about Agusta Helicopter case was registered by the former
CBI Chief Ranjit Sinha. He knows all the ins and outs of the whole case.
'VT' on Indian aeroplanes, helicopters still exists ?
'VT' on Indian aeroplanes, helicopters still exists. Why ? Perhaps because
Indian leaders or the Government of India has failed to take note of
it . It stands for Victoria Territorial which has no significance in
this country after so many years of having attained Independence.
BUREAUCRACY
Ashok Chawla is now Chairman of NSE
Outgoing Chairman of the Competition Commission of India Ashok Chawla
has been nominated as new Chairman of the National Stock Exchange (NSE).
He will succeed S B Mathur whose term has come to an end.
Shekhar Kumar Sinha is also Secretary, Posts,
Chairperson & DG Postal Services
Shekhar Kumar Sinha, Member (Planning) has been assigned an additional
charge of Secretary, Posts, Chairperson, Postal Services Board and DG,
Postal Services. He is a 1979 batch IPoS officer.
Tenure of Dayanidhi Marandi as CMD, BSCL extended
The deputation tenure of Dayanidhi Marandi to the post of CMD, BSCL,
has been extended till a regularly selected officer takes charge.
Anupam Mishra selected as Director (Mktg), PEC Ltd
Anupam Mishra, GM, STC, has been selected for the post of Director (Marketing),
PEC Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held
on April 29, 2016. As many as 16 persons were interviewed for the same.
Courts to be computerised in four years !
All courts across India are to be fully computerised in three to four
years even as connectivity and maintenance continue to be issues.
Four Supreme Court Judges to retire this year
Four Supreme Court judges - Justices Ibrahim Kalifulla, V. Gopala Gowda,
Shiva Kirti Singh and C. Nagappan are retiring this year.
M Devaraj deputed as Senior Advisor to ED,
ADB, Manila
M Devaraj has been deputed as Senior Advisor at Joint Secretary level
to the Executive Director, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila under
the Department of Economic Affairs. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of
UP cadre.
Transfer orders of Delhi Police held up ?
Why transfer orders of senior officers of Delhi police are held up ?
If sources are to be believed, some officers are trying to get posting
in Delhi therefore lot of pressure is being put up. It is said that
some senior officers are likely to be sent out of Delhi .
Cadre of Ms Yangchen D Bhutia transferred to Madhya Pradesh
The cadre of Ms Yangchen Dolkar Bhutia has been transferred from Assam-Meghalaya
to Madhya Pradesh on the grounds of marriage to Suraj Kumar Verma, a
2013 batch IPS Officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. She is a 2013 batch
IPS Officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Daljit Singh relieved to join as SP, CBI
The Government of Bihar has relieved Daljit Singh of cadre responsibility
for joining as a Superintendent of Police, Central Bureau of Investigation
(CBI). He is a 2007 batch IPS Officer of Bihar cadre.
New Forest Secretary to take charge on Sunday
A N Jha, will assume charge as Secretary , Forest, Environment and Climate
Change on May 1, 2016. A 1982 batch Manipur cadre IAS Jha is presently
Special Secretary in the Finance Ministry.
Lavasa to join today
Newly appointed Secretary Ashok Lavasa will take charge as Secretary,
Expenditure on April 30, 2016. He is a Haryana cadre IAS of 1980 batch
and presently posted as Secretary, Forest and Environment.
MHA in search of IPS officer for DDG, BCAS
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is seeking applications from the
willing IPS officers for the post of Deputy Director General (DDG) in
Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) on deputation before May 20,
2016.
J & K Govt told to relieve Deepak Kumar
to join as CVO, HEC
The Jammu & Kashmir Government has been asked to relieve Deepak
Kumar of cadre responsibility for paving the way for joining as Chief
Vigilance Officer in Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited (HEC). He
is a 1993 batch IPS officer of J&K cadre.
Venkataramany Bhaskar appointed as Technical
Member in NCLT
Dr Venkataramany Bhaskar has been appointed as a Technical Member in
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for a period of five years.
Justice R P Nagrath appointed as Judicial Member,
NCLT
Justice R P Nagrath has been appointed as Judicial Member in the National
Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for a period of five years.
JCA approves Singh's posting
JCA has approved the posting of Anil Kumar Singh to join GNCTD from
central deputation.
Nujhat Hasan transferred to Arunachal
Nujhat Hasan is going to Arunachal Pradesh as IG. A 1991 batch AGMUT
cadre IPS officer is presently joint CP in Delhi Police.
Raut likely to join Drinking Water Deptt.
Akshay Raut, a 1984 batch IIS officer is all set to join Drinking Water
Ministry under the Rural Development. He is likely to be given the responsibility
of Swachhta Mission. Presently he is posted as ADG, DD News , Delhi.
New I & B Secretary to join next week
Ajay Mittal, newly appointed Secretary, I & B is likely to join
on May 2. He is on leave and has gone abroad. He is a 1982 batch IAS
and belongs to HP cadre.
ISS officer Ms Samiran Mallick gets HAG+
Ms Samiran Mallick has been promoted to the Higher Administrative Grade
plus (HAG+) of Indian Statistical Service (ISS).
22 IRAS officers get Selection Grade
As many as 22 officers belonging to Indian Railway Accounts Service
(IRAS) have been placed in Selection Grade with effect from January
1, 2016. The officers are: Sandeep Maheshwari, NR; S Salim Javed, SR;
Abhinav Gupta, DFCCIL; K Anjaneyulu, SCR; A K Bhadoria and D M Sonawane,
WR; D P Sharma, NWR; S Sujata, SCR; S Dilip Kumar, RE; Sanjeev Sharma,
RB; M Lakshmi Narasimhan, SR; H O Chopra, NR; K Ramasubramanian, SR;
Ram Kishore, NCR; Rakesh Kumar Bhargava and Shailendra Sharma, NR; titty
John, SR; K Sudhakaran Nair and Revathi Subhash, CR; Vinod Kumar, NEF;
C L Verma, NWR and B Pradhan, ECOR.
Deputy Secretary level post of CVO vacant in
KAPL
The post of Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) at Deputy Secretary level
has been lying vacant in Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals
Limited (KAPL), Bangalore.
Shilla Hindoa promoted to ED grade in LIC
Shilla Hindoa, Chief Personnel Officer, has been promoted to the grade
of Executive Director in the Life Insurance Corporation of India.
Pradeep Kumar Srivastawa empanelled as DIG in GoI
Pradeep Kumar Srivastawa has been empanelled for holding Deputy Inspector
General (DIG) level posts in Government of India. He is a 1998 batch
IPS officer of Bihar cadre.
Vacancy of DDG, Chandigarh, UIDAI arising in Electronics & IT
A vacancy of DDG, RO Chandigarh, UIDAI at Joint Secretary level is falling
vacant in the Department of Electronics & Information Technology
in May.
Dr Sachichidanand Joshi appointed as Member
Secretary, IGNCA (UPDATED)
Dr Sachichidanand Joshi, former VC, Kushabhau Thakre Patrakarita Avam
Jansanchar Vishwavidyalayaya, Raipur and former Registrar of Makhanlal
Chaturvedi National University of Journalism, Bhopal, has been appointed
as Member Secretary, Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA)
for a tenure of five years.
Sunil Kumar Sawhney is also DG, NACEN, Delhi
(UPDATED)
Sunil Kumar Sawhney, Principal Commissioner, DGHRD, Delhi, has been
assigned an additional charge of DG, NACEN, Delhi. He is an IRS-Customs
officer.
Devendra Mishra gets charge of CC Customs,
Delhi (UPDATED)
Devendra Mishra, Principal Commissioner, ICD, Tuglakabad has been assigned
additional charges of CC Customs, Preventive Delhi and CC Customs, Delhi.
He is an IRS-Customs officer.
Nitish Kumar to attend study course at IACA,
Vienna (UPDATED)
Nitish Kumar, DIG, Anantnag will be attending third module of two years
masters course in anti-corruption studies at International Anti-Corruption
Academy (IACA), Vienna, Austria from May 2 to May 13, 2016. He is a
1999 batch IPS officer of J&K cadre.
Minor reshuffle of IAS officers in Haryana
(UPDATED)
As many as seven IAS officers have been given new postings in Haryana.
Accordingly, Mrs Keshni Anand Arora has been appointed as Financial
Commissioner, Revenue with charge of Disaster Management and Consolidation
Departments while P K Das was given the charge of School Education and
Devender Singh is Principal Secretary, Electronics & Information
Technology. Similarly, Mrs Amneet P Kumar has been appointed as Special
Secretary, Establishment and Finance; C G Rajinikaanthan as Special
Secretary, Finance; Shekhar Vidyarthi as Director, Social Justice &
Empowerment and Rippudaman Singh was posted as CEO, Khadi & Village
Industries Board.
Papi Reddy, CCM SCR, gets HAG before retirement
(UPDATED)
M K Papi Reddy, Chief Commercial Manager, South Central Railway, has
been promoted to the Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) one day before
of his retirement from the service. He is an IRTS officer.
DEBATE
Who should be RBI Governor ?
Who should be the next RBI Governor ? Whether
he should be an Economist, a professor, a Banker or a Politician. The
term of present RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan is coming to an end in September.
Mail you views to mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com
or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com
CORPORATE
Singh appointed Director of GGL
Gujarat Gas Limited has appointed Dr J N Singh, IAS as Director of the
company.
Akhouri ceases to be Part-time Govt Director
of CONCOR
Manoj K Akhouri has ceased to be Part-time Government Director of Container
Corporation of India Limited
Jain appointed as Head of Growth of Snapdeal
Mayank Jain has been appointed as Head of Growth of Snapdeal
Ruia resigns as Director of Kesar Enterprises
Limited
A S Ruia has resigned as Director of Kesar Enterprises Limited
Ms Nirula resigns as Independent Director of Usha Martin Limited
Ms Ramni Nirula has resigned as Independent Director of Usha Martin
Limited
Wahi appointed BoI's Nominee Director on Hindustan Dorr-Oliver Ltd Board
Vivek Wahi, Deputy General Manager, Bank of India has been appointed
as Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of Hindustan Dorr-Oliver
Limited
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DEBATE (1)
The RBI governor has proved to be a no nonsense professional.He is efficient,does
some plain-speaking and formulates policies according to what he considers
a correct approach .He was right when he said that we need not get euphoric
on the growth figure as we still have a long way to go. His analogy
of one-eyed king might have created some controversy and was not to
the liking of Government but he was not wrong in reminding the cheerleaders
of Indian economic growth that we still have a large number of poor
people in the country and the per capita income in India is one of the
lowest in the world .As a matter of fact it is four times less than
that of China. His advice is always to the point. As an economist he
has earned praise from several quarters around the world. Time magazine
has recently included him as one of the 100 most influential persons
in the world .
Government of India would do well to give him another term. No bureaucrat
can do the job better than him. He is an economist (was Chief Economist
of IMF) as well as a professor in an American University from where
he is on leave. He should be retained for the second term as RBI governor
in the interest of continuity and his well-recognized expertise.
Aarti Khosla
Total failure of system and administration
1.Court cases means Total failure of system and administration .
Improvement by mutual settlement by mediation. If necessary Govt. Should
intervene and finish by holding concerned dept responsible. Appointment
of judges means financial impact.
2.Similarly wasting money on jails should be stopped. Why crime ? Hold
responsible to the concerned dept.
Jails of European countries are being shut and being used for revenue
generation centre.
3.This is because of less education, unemployment and un friendly system
administration.
4.I have one formula by which un employment will be finished and people
will have no time for court cases and crime. Revenue will be generated
automatically.
No waiting period. The day you implement you can get the result.
Rajesh Kumar Tenany
Visit rural India and farmers' houses, PM
The trail of farm suicides in Punjab is now more than two decades old.
Each passing day is bringing out more pathetic, heart-rending and diabolic
tales of government's apathy and abysmal diminishing of humane and moral
values. The story of farmers' miseries are endless ,but the government
prefers to splurge money on the sinecure unconstitutional appointments
of Chief Parliamentary Secretaries to placate legislators to sustain
it in power game. This farmer had taken loan of 1.80 lakh from a commission
agent ,who was also working as a money lender. He had to pay back debt
of only 1.80 lacs, but his two acres land was snatched away from him
through the court. Is any land sells at less than rupees ten lacs per
acre in the state ? The minimum market rate of cultivable land is not
less than Rupees 12 lakh per acre at any place. Moreover the mother
-son duo were brutally humiliated in their own house, which was located
in that land itself. Look at the irony of fate, these unfortunate farmer
and his mother were not helped to repay rupees 1.80 lacs, but their
bereaved families will get 10 lac rupees as compensation. The mother
and son consumed poisonous substance in front of government functionaries,
police and the villagers and ended their life. The government at the
Centre is completely oblivious of the problems of the farmers and the
rural India, and the State government is buying time to hoodwink the
innocent people. The government has legislated debt relief act in the
last Assembly session after dilly- dallying under the powerful influence
of the commission agents for 11 years, and now this lop-sided legislation
will not be implemented, though it tilts in the interests of the Commission
agents, who can spend on labyrinthine litigation. Manohar Singh Gill,
a well known and well-meaning parliamentarian, former Union Minister,
Chief Election Commissioner of India, superb bureaucrat, and friend
of peasantry has shed some tears on the fate of peasantry in the state.
But he can do more than that. Peasants need friends like him. This lamp
of Aladinpur may transform the destiny of the proud Punjab peasantry,
which may be torch-bearer for Indian peasantry in due course. Farmers
must be provided debt relief immediately by all means, legislations
of relief, crop insurance, health insurance and
other insurances are sure to compound the miseries of the class for
which they are meant, as these are corporate driven aiming at profits.
Peasantry's dignity and life must be saved.
Surinderjit Singh Sandhu, Amritsar
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Missing log book
The appellant sought a copy of log book of an office vehicle.
It was denied claiming that the log book was missing and hence
the copy could not be provided. The CIC noticed that the driver
had claimed about loss of log book after RTI application was filed
and no action was taken against the driver for the loss of log
book. The Commission noticed that the Manager, HR had not taken
any major initiative or effort to trace the log book and conveniently
facilitated the transfer of the driver, who had happily escaped
from any liability for the loss of log book. Holding that such
an act indicated such suspicion that office did not want to disclose
the log book, the CIC issued a show cause to the PIO why maximum
penalty should not imposed against him for raising illegal defence
of a missing log book. The CIC awarded a compensation of Rs. 5000/-
to the appellant for denying information.
Comments
Whenever a document is missing, action needs to be initiated immediately
to trace it out. A public record should be kept properly and responsibility
should be fixed for any mislaid records.
Citation: Rajvir Singh v. Delhi Transco Limited in Case No. CIC/SA/A/2015/001451
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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