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POLITICS
This is History (351)
A prominent German of his day said " Bismarck makes Germany great
and the Germans small".
Independence Day celebration in a big way
NDA govt at the centre is celebrating I-day in a big way. This is for
the first time that I-day celebrations have been given such importance.
Celebrations will start with Bharat Parv from August 12-18, 2016 in
Delhi.
Delhi Govt not participating in Bharat Parv
AAP lead Delhi Govt is not taking part in the first Bharat Parv being
organised in Delhi. According to sources despite tourism ministry's
effort the Delhi govt flatly refused to oblige. Is it a political compulsions
of Delhi Govt not to participate in a Modi lead central government ?
"Modi
is a democratic dictator"
Dictator has become
the buzzword since Narendra Modi's rise on the political spectrum of the
country. His opponents often describe him as a dictator but the question
is - Is he really a dictator ? NO, if one was to go by the opinion of
the surfers of whispersinthecorridors.com.
At the most, he can be called a 'democratic dictator'.
This
Story is available in our August 2016 issue (Souvenir) 2016
For
details Click Here
BUREAUCRACY
Kaun Banega CBI Chief ? (6)
In 1981 batch, newly appointed Maharashtra DGP S C Mathur is also a
contender. He has served in the CBI and the ACB in the state.
Lt Gen Rawat to be Vice Chief of Indian Army
Lt Gen Bipin Rawat will succeed Lt Gen M M S Rai as the next Vice-Chief
of the Army on September 1.
Chawla go to Indian Embassy, USA ?
Arunish Chawla is all set to join as Minister, Economic in the Indian
Embassy in USA. He an IAS officer and presently posted as JS, Expenditure,
Ministry of Finance.
Who is the boss MIB or Prasar Bharti ?
Ministry of I&B last week issued an order and restructured large
scale posts in Prasar Bharti. DG, AIR News however issued another advisory
against the Ministry's order on August 11, 2016 saying that those RNUs
and Correspondents whose units and posts have been shifted are requested
to continue with their normal services and perform duties from their
locations till further orders.
Gurumoorthy Mahalingam appointed Whole Time
Member, SEBI
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment
of Gurumoorthy Mahalingam, Executive Director, RBI, as Whole Time Member,
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for a period of five years
or till the attainment of 65 years of age.
Dr. G Narayana Raju gets additional charge
of Secretary, Justice
The additional charge of post of Secretary, Department of Justice, Ministry
of Law and Justice has been given to Dr, G Narayana Raju, Secretary,
Legislative department till Aug 28.
Rajiv Gupta gets additional charge of Secretary,
Sports
The additional charge of the post of Secretary, Sports has been give
to Rajiv Gupta, Secretary, Youth Affairs till August 28.
Three posts of Judges vacant in Supreme Court
Three posts of Judges have been lying vacant in Supreme Court of India
against total strength 31.
Mrs Harmeet Minhas continues as Director, IPP
till Oct
Mrs Harmeet Minhas Kumar will continue as Director in the Department
of Industrial Policy and Promotion till October 31, 2016. She is an
ISS officer.
Post of Mansoor Hasan Khan upgraded to Director
level in LBSNAA
The post of Mansoor Hasan Khan as Deputy Director has been upgraded
to Director level in Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration
(LBSNAA), Mussoorie, Uttarakhand. He is a 2002 batch IDAS officer.
Pension & retirement benefit for FCI employees
The govt has accepted the long pending Food Corporation of India (FCI)
employee's demand to extend pension and post retirement medical schemes
to them. This will be a part of superannuation benefits.
Dr Adapa Karthik gets premature repatriation
Dr Adapa Karthik has been given premature repatriation from his inter
cadre deputation in AGMUT cadre to his parent cadre. He is 2008 batch
IAS officer of Punjab cadre.
Post of Senthil Pandian upgraded to Director
level
The post of Senthil Pandian as Private Secretary to Radhakrishanan,
Minister of State for RT&H and Shipping has been upgraded to the
grade of Director. He is a 2002 batch IAS officer.
Uttarakhand gets four new IAS officers
As many as four candidates, who were provided Indian Administrative
Service (IAS) after clearing Civil Service Examination-2015, have been
allotted Uttarakhand cadre. They are: Saurabh Gaharwar, Anuradha Pal,
Narender Singh Bhandari and Neha Meena.
Umesh Kumar empanelled as Secretary in GoI
Umesh Kumar has been empanelled for holding Secretary or Secretary equivalent
posts in Government of India. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan
cadre.
Mrs Mondkar Varsha Arun promoted as GM, SBI
Mrs Mondkar Varsha Arun has been promoted to the grade of General Manager
in State Bank of India (SBI).
Bureaucratic resshuffle in Gujarat
There is IAS reshuffle in Gujarat. New postings are - Mssrs Anil Mukim
ACS Finance , Arvind Gupta ACS Forests and Environment, P K Taneja ACS
Industries, M S Dagur PS Home, A K Rakesh PS Cottage and Rural Industries,
Mukesh Puri CEO GMB, Rajiv Gupta PS Labour and Employment and L Chuaungo
PS Education (Primary).
IPS changes in Bihar
Kamal Kishore Singh will now be IG Crime Record Bureau and Vivekanand
has been posted as assistant to inspector-general, police headquarters.
Two IAS officers given new postings in Haryana
(UPDATED)
Suresh Kumar Goyal has been given the additional charge of the post
of Secretary, Lokayuka while Mrs Ashima Brar was posted as Director,
Renewable Energy in addition to her present duties in Haryana.
Ram Prakash Sisodia posted as MD, APSSDC
(UPDATED)
Ram Prakash Sisodia has been posted as Managing Director & Chief
Executive Officer, Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation
(APSSDC). He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
NBCC signs MoU with NSL (UPDATED)
NBCC (India) Limited and NBCC Services Limited (A Wholly Owned Subsidiary
of NBCC) have signed MoU for the FY 2016-17. As per the MoU signed on
August 4, 2016 between Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, NBCC and Mrs A Sabeena,
CEO, NSL, the target for Revenue generation from operations by NSL has
been fixed at Rs 100 crore, while profit has been targeted at Rs 7.55
crore. The MoU has also set targets on an increased Order Book, Business
Development, System Improvement, Capacity Utilization, Technology Upgradation,
Production Efficiency, etc. The MoU signing between NBCC and NSL holds
major significance, as clients will now experience end-to-end service,
starting from construction services by NBCC to maintenance works by
NSL. This significant agreement will further pave the way for overall
performance of the Organization.
CORPORATE
Sreedhar inducted as Addl. Director
on Andhra Petrochemicals Ltd Board
B Sreedhar IAS, has been appointed as Additional Director and Nominee
of Andhra Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation Ltd on the Board
of Directors of Andhra Petrochemicals Ltd.
Lavingia is Chairman of Sterling Green Woods
Ltd
Umeshbhai Lavingia who is Vice-Chairman of Sterling Green Woods Ltd
has been promoted as Chairman of the company.
Ms Lakshmi appointed Director of Kakatiya Cement
Sugar & Industries Ltd
Kakatiya Cement Sugar & Industries Ltd has appointed M Vara Lakshmi
as a Director of the company.
Das appointed CFO of Uniworth International
Ltd
Uniworth International Ltd has appointed Raja Das as Chief Financial
Officer of the company.
Mehta appointed Independent Director of Salora
International Ltd
Salora International Ltd has appointed K S Mehta as Non Executive and
Independent Director of the company.
Mansingh appointed Addl. Director of Royal
Orchid Hotels Ltd
Royal Orchid Hotels Ltd has appointed Dr Vivek Mansingh as Additional
Director of the company.
Ms Jha appointed Addl. Director of Balasore
Alloys Ltd
Balasore Alloys Ltd has appointed Ms Mita Jha as an Additional Director
of the company.
Jain appointed MD of Premier Pipes Ltd
Premier Pipes Ltd has appointed Ajay Kumar Jain as Managing Director
of the company .
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
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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)
"The prodigal CVC"
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC ) has reportedly forwarded a curious
proposal to DOP&T for sending its 40 Group A officers along with
208 full time CVOs and 500 part time CVOs serving in central ministries
and PSUs. The proposal is to send them for overseas training as part
of 'capacity building exercise '. DOP&T has dutifully sought the
opinions of administrative ministries. A typical post office approach.
India has a high corruption index in international ranking. It has a
highly skilled professional agency like the CBI to investigate corruption
cases and take these to logical conclusion. The following suggestions
may be considered as alternative to 'foreign jaunts' by bureaucrats.
These will eliminate waste of public funds on to-and- fro passage, boarding,
lodging etc along with the invisible cost of being away from the headquarter.
(i) Send all CVC group 'A' officers and CVOs on short duration courses
to CBI for honing their skills; (ii) Take help of senior retired IPS
officers of CBI and DGs of States police forces on usual payment basis.
There is no dearth of experienced officers in India familiar with bureaucratic
corruption; (iii) Officers of different organized services join CVC
on deputation and get repatriated to their parent cadres on completion
of tenures to resume their core duties. They are not re-posted as CVOs.
Foreign training is a waste for them; (iv) As per CVC's annual report,
there are 40 Group A officers in position there as against the sanctioned
strength of 54.The CVC should not crib about the shortage. Instead,
it is expected to reveal the pendencies within its own office as well
as with the CVOs. Cases move at snail's pace due to ineffective monitoring
mechanism . The public is already outraged with the foreign tours undertaken
by MLAs of States' assemblies. All at tax-payers' cost. PM Modi is urged
to take the call in public interest.
A K Saxena (A retd civil servant)
Will Rail Mantri listen ?
I, first time went to Europe in 1974 and traveled in trains. I found
the toilets and railway platforms very clean. Similarly, the trains
and its toilets, too.
How this all was:
1. Rail employees were busy in cleaning the toilets and platforms at
the stations and in trains too they were doing the same. In trains the
attendants and TT were very careful. They used to lock the toilets in
the trains as soon the trains reaches the Inward Rail Signals. A person
if inside the toilet can come out but can not enter to use the toilet.
Therefore, when the train is at the rail station, no person is using
the toilet and therefore no shit on the rails at the platform/station.
As soon the trains moves from the station and reaches the outer signal,
all the toilets locks are opened.
1. I suggest the Safai Karamchari posted at the stations to clean the
tracks be posted either on the trains and rest be told to clean the
platforms at the stations to keep them clean. Railway should start imposing
fines for throwing any garbage on the platforms or on the tracks.
2. In India the catering staff of the caterer throws all the garbage
from the running trains on the tracks from the space between bogies/coaches
or will open the gates of the coaches and will throw the same outside
which scatters outside. Such caterers be clearly and strictly told to
refrain from such activity.
3. Railway should start this activity to keep the platform/coaches free
of all shit and garbage.
4. In two coaches there are usually 8 toilets and for this one Safai
Karamchari is enough to take care and to keep them clean and further
railway should depute the TT in the trains too keep watch for this.
5. Railway should declare best clean train award to the In-charge of
the train which should be awarded on yearly basis.
Further Railway should put barricades and entry gates on the stations
for entering the platform and the person with valid ticket should be
allowed to enter as is being followed at the Airports.
I am very confident if such activity once started will give good results
to keep our Railway and its platforms and tracks free of garbage and
shit and our platforms will be free from stinking ones.
Hope our Railway Minister will look into my above suggestion and implement
the same, immediately. I had written many letters to the Railway Ministry
in this matter but till date nothing could take place. With regards
Ram Kumar Garg
Get your facts cleared
Indian Railways is the Railways in the whole world, which earns profit.
Indian Railway officers are the best as they carry 2 crore passengers
on daily basis. No other Railway of the world carry so much passenger
on daily basis. In so far as the freight operation is concerned also
it is best in the world if we keep into consideration the constraints.
The problem of the Railways is political. You are not allowed to increase
passenger fare and at the same time increase freight rates to cross
subsidize the passenger fare. DVC was earlier run by a Railway Official
M.C. Luther in a profiting condition. With the arrival of Railway Official
in Air India, things have started taking a turn. This Railway official
had earlier turned around the ITDC. In infrastructure sector the IRTS
officers of the Railways are the best.
Anju Srivastava
Indians' poor performance at Rio !
I am responding to news on Indians' poor performance at Rio. I wish
people who are commenting really know the facts. It is wrong to give
opinion on matters with sheer speculation. Our government sent all athletes
to all chosen destinations for training and for acclimatization. So
it is a case of superior skill that is producing champions. Let us accept
truth. Let us not denounce our efforts. We need to build skill. So let
us start early to produce sportspersons. Look at initiating Physical
Literacy from nursery classes as Andhra Pradesh is speaking about.
L. V. Subrahmanyam
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Action for not writing the APAR
The appellant sought information about the writing of APAR and
specifically sought to know about the applicable Rule for deterrent/punitive
action on the Reporting and Counter signing officer(s) if they
do not fill the APAR of officers working under them in time and
keep the APAR's pending for several years despite reminders from
the Headquarters. The CIC observed that it is the internal matter
of the organization to review and reform the personnel policy
for the welfare of the employees in a most efficient and transparent
manner. The dissatisfaction in the work force adversely impacts
the morale of the employees and consequent inefficiencies. The
CIC advice the Air India to review its grievance redressal mechanism
in personnel matters to ensure the transparency in accordance
with the spirit of the Act. The public authority was also directed
to provide the necessary information as sought by the appellant
within a period of 15 days.
Comments
The APAR is a record of the assessment of the work done by an
individual. When specific time limits have been prescribed for
the reporting and reviewing, there appears little reason for not
following the prescribed time limit. All officers must adhere
to the time schedule prescribed for the writing / review of the
APAR.
Citation: Mrs. Geeta Kapoor v. ED(NR) Air India Ltd. Northern
Region in Appeal No.:CIC/YA/A/2014/003009/BJ
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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