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POLITICS
This is History (357)
Bismarck tried to keep power in the hands of the king,for he was no
believer in democracy.
"Modi style' popular across country
The style of Narendra Modi - who has become a fashion icon in India
- is these days discussed and talked about everywhere. 'Modi style',
over a period of time, has become quite popular also in arenas other
than clothing.
Central Secretariat employees seek pay parity
The staff members of Central Secretariat Stenographers' Service (CSSS)
have submitted listing details of their long pending issues with the
Government of India.
BUREAUCRACY
Dr Urjit R Patel is new Governor of RBI
(UPDATED)
Dr Urjit R Patel has been appointed
as Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a period of three years
with effect from September 4, 2016.
10 IPS officers of 1983 batch empanelled as DG in GoI
As many as 10 officers belonging to 1983
batch of Indian Police Service of various cadres have reportedly been
empanelled for holding Director General level posts in Government of
India. They are: Neelamani N Raju of Karnataka; Rishi Shukla and Rina
Mitra of Madhya Pradesh; Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar and OP Singh of Uttar Pradesh;
R Prachanda of West Bengal; Ashok Patnaik of Gujarat; S P Singh of Rajasthan;
S K Sinha of Bihar and Girdhari Naik of Chhattisgarh cadre.
(We said this only yesterday)
ED Karnal Singh continues as Enforcement Director
The additional charge period of Enforcement Director to Karnal Singh,
Special Director, Central Region, ED, has been extended for a period
of six months beyond August 19, 2016. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer
of UT cadre.
Suresh Arora empanelled as DG in GoI
Suresh Arora, DGP Punjab, has been empanelled for holding Director General
level posts in Government of India. He is a 1982 batch IPS officer of
Punjab cadre.
Ashwani Lohani empanelled as Secretary in GoI
Ashwani Lohani has been empanelled for holding Secretary level posts
in Government of India. He is a 1980 batch IRSME officer.
(We said this on February 1 )
Six officers empanelled as Secretary in GoI
As many as six officers have been empanelled for holding Secretary level
posts in Government of India. They are: Prasenjit Mukherjee, IA&AS:
1980; Ananya Ray, IRS (C &CE): 1980; Deepak Shetty IRS (C &CE):
1980; A K Goyal IFoS, Kerala 1981; Rakesh Jain, IA &AS 1981 and
Hindupur Pradeep Rao IA &AS 1981.
11 officers empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI
As many as 11 officers have been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary
level posts in Government of India. They are: Dr Nagesh Singh IES: 1982;
Sujata Prasad ICAS: 1983; Ashok Pai, IFoS UK 1983; Sudha Krishnan IA
&AS 1983; Meenakashi Gupta IA & AS 1984; Vandana Sharma ICAS
1984; Anuradha Mitra, Sanjiv Mittal, Rajnish Kumar, V Venugopal of IDAS
1984 and Ashok Kumar Dash of IPoS 1984.
Tenure of Chamola as Director (HR), HAL extended
The tenure of V M Chamola as Director (HR), HAL has been extended upto
December 31, 2019.
Ajeya Kallam empanelled as Secretary in GoI
Ajeya Kallam has been empanelled for holding Secretary level posts in
Government of India. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.
Sanjeev Singh to return Madhya Pradesh
An extension to the central deputation tenure of Sanjeev Kumar Singh
as Inspector General, National Investigation Agency (NIA) has not been
approved with the Government of India asking the Ministry of Home Affairs
to relieve him of the post immediately. He is a 1987 batch IPS officer
of MP cadre.
A K Gupta selected as Director (Comm), NTPC Ltd
A K Gupta, ED, NTPC, has been selected for the post of Director (Commercial),
NTPC Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting
held on August 19, 2016. As many as 13 persons were interviewed for
the same.
IAS to protest against appointment of IPS in Telengana
The IAS Officers' Association is now against the appointment of 1991
batch IPS officer C.V. Anand to the cadre post of Commissioner, Civil
Supplies in Telengana.The association has reportedly given representation
against the appointment citing the rule position in the All India Service
cadre service . The Association is going to submit representation to
the Chief Minister.
Manoj Tripathi appointed as PS to Sudarshan Bhagat
Manoj Kumar Tripathi has been appointed as Private Secretary to Sudarshan
Bhagat, Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. He
is a 2000 batch IFS officer of Karnataka cadre.
Sapkal is HC to Kiribati
Vishvas Vidu Sapkal (IFS:1998), presently High Commissioner of India
to the Republic of Fiji, has been concurrently accredited as the High
Commissioner of India to the Republic of Kiribati, with residence in
Suva (Fiji).
Assam-Meghalaya gets six new IAS officers
As many as six candidates, who were provided Indian Administrative Service
(IAS) after clearing Civil Service Examination-2015, have been allotted
Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Navreet Singh Kang empanelled as Secretary in GoI
Navreet Singh Kang has been empanelled for holding Secretary or Secretary
equivalent posts in Government of India. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer
of Punjab cadre.
Mukharjee to retire in September
S.L. Mukharjee, In- Charge , Computer Cell Odisha Police superannuating
in September, 2016.He is a 1982 batch IPS officer.
Odisha has less IPS batch mates
Odisha has interesting number game of IPS officers . According to information
at present 1982 and 1984 batches have only 2 officers each while 1985
batch has only one IPS officer in service. Dr. B.K.Behara, DGP and S.L.
Mukharjee belong to 1982 batch while Gurubachan Singh and R.P.Singh
are from 1984 batch. K.Brijesh Singh is a 1985 batch IPS officer.
Three Manipur officers awarded IAS cadre
Three officers of Manipur State Civil Service have been awarded Indiani
Administrative Service (IAS) cadre. They are: A Tombikanta Singh, Kengoo
Zuringla and Naorem Praveen Singh.
Ramesh V promoted as GM, SBI
Ramesh V has been promoted to the grade of General Manager in State
Bank of India (SBI).
Saini promoted to Asst Commissioner of Customs grade
Paramjit Singh Saini has been promoted to the grade of Assistant Commissioner
of Customs and Central Excise. He is an IRS-Customs officer.
Alok Ranjan deputed to act as Head of Epigraphy branch, Lucknow
Alok Ranjan, Assistant Superintending Epigraphist, has been deputed
to act as Head of the office and DDO for the office of North Zone, Epigraphy
branch, Lucknow under Archaeological Survey of India.
Rastogi appointed as Project Director, Climate Resilient Agriculture
in Maharashtra
Vikas Chandra Rastogi has been posted as Project Director, Climate Resilient
Agriculture, Mumbai in Maharashtra. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer.
Three IPS officers shifted in Rajasthan
Three IPS officers have been transferred and posted to different places
in Rajasthan. Accordingly, Hawa Singh Ghumariya has been appointed as
IG, Jodhpur range while S Sengathir was made IG, CID, CB, Jaipur and
K Bahadur Singh Kapoor will now be IG, Training, Jaipur.
Yogeshwar Sangwan accredited as Ambassador
to Georgia (UPDATED)
Yogeshwar Sangwan, presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of
Armenia, has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India
to Georgia, with residence in Yerevan (Armenia). He is a 1994 batch
IFS officer.
Anoop Kumar Sharma is new CMD, SCI (UPDATED)
Anoop Kumar Sharma, MD, Essar Shipping Ltd, has been appointed as Chairman-cum-Managing
Director, Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) for a period of three
years.
ATFP gets three new Members (UPDATED)
B K Bansal, Member of CBEC, Ahri Anand Kishore, CCIT, New Delhi and
Gopal Chandra Mishra, Joint Secretary & Legal Adviser, Department
of Legal Affairs, ILS have been appointed as Members of Appellate Tribunal
for Forfeited Property (ATFP).
Dr Renu Swarup is also MD, BIRAC (UPDATED)
Dr Renu Swarup, Scientist 'H' Department of Biotechnology has been assigned
an additional charge of Managing Director, Biotechnology Industry Research
Assistance Council (BIRAC).
Tenure of Ms Banu as Director (Fin), HHEC
extended (UPDATED)
The tenure of Ms Azra Banu as Director (Finance), Handicrafts and Handlooms
Exports Corporation of India (HHEC) has been extended upto May 31, 2017.
CORPORATE
Singh is Chairman of GGL
Dr J N Singh, IAS, Chief Secretary to Government of Gujarat, has been
appointed as Chairman of Gujarat Gas Ltd
KSIIDC nominates Pandey on JSW Steel Board
Karnataka State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation
Limited (KSIIDC) has nominated Pankaj Kumar Pandey, IAS, as its Nominee
Director on the Board of Directors of JSW Steel Limited.
Mafatlal appointed Exec. Chairman of NOCIL Ltd
NOCIL Limited has appointed H A Mafatlal as Executive Chairman of the
company.
Ms Punj appointed Addl. Director of Punj Lloyd Ltd
Punj Lloyd Limited has appointed Ms Jyoti Punj as Additional Director
of the company.
Kumar resigns as CFO of Rane Engine Valve Ltd
B Suresh Kumar has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of Rane Engine
Valve Limited.
Rammurty appointed as Independent Director of Man Industries (India)
Ltd
Man Industries (India) Limited has appointed Annavarapu Venkat Rammurty
as Independent Director of the company.
Manian resigns as CFO of Apollo Sindoori Hotels Ltd
K B S Manian has resigned as the Chief Financial Officer of Apollo Sindoori
Hotels Limited
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Helplessness of a top retired bureaucrat
There are reports that a former Coal secretary govt of India has refused
to defend himself iin CBI court as he did not have the money .It is,indeed
,heart-rending and pathetic to know that a retired secretary to government
of India has expressed his inability and helplessness to defend himself
in a case against him, in the court of law, owing to lack of financial
resources to do so.It is a universal truth that the justice is very
expensive and thus, unaffordable for many in India.But looking at the
stature of the dignitary being from the premier service and retiring
from the highest possible post ,ordinary citizen will not believe that
he did not have the sufficient financial resources to defend himself
in the court of law.It is also a truth that many officers are still
available ,who have remained scrupulously honest and straightforward
throughout their careers and just live honourably from hand to mouth.
Mr HC Gupta appears to be one amongst this adorable breed.Otherwise,
dealing with coal involving 100 of crores of rupees could have incited
any ordinary mortal's greed .Rather such persons should be provided
the best legal aid by the courts, even if they are accused.Bonafide
mistakes are part of the government's system and must be ignored.The
initiative of the Uttar Pradesh IAS association to provide moral,financial
and legal help to Mr Gupta is prima-facie laudable,provided the move
remains powerfully sustained till the verdict of the case.Concern for
a serving colleague by the associations has been witnessed earlier many
a times but standing behind a retired colleague appears to be a new
but appreciable phenomenon.The case beckons the associations at national
level to espouse this rightful cause.
Surinderjit Singh Sandhu, Amritsar
" PM's invocation of Balochistan and POK in I- day speech ".
No more candy floss diplomacy in handling Pakistan. PM Modi's invocation
of Baluchistan, POK and Gilgit-Baltistan in his I-day speech does not
auger well for Pakistan. Its further balkanisation seems inevitable.
Modi's declaration of moral and political support to Baluchistan must
include military support to bolster up its freedom movement. It was
an independent country before partition, illegally annexed by Pakistan.
Let India get ready to launch a surgical strike to demolish terror
infrastructure in POK, Gilgit-Baltistan and restore the original geo-political
map of Jammu and Kashmir. Some frustrated Congress leaders are condemning
PM Modi. They must learn to keep their mouths shut. Why did they never
condemn continuous cross-border terror attacks on India and Andrabi's
brazen call to Hafiz Saeed for help in the face of anti-National activities
by Hurriyat leaders. All seem to be on pay-rolls of the ISI ?
A K Saxena (A retd civil servant)
Why not Cabinet secretary from other than IAS ?
More Secretaries from other Group A services, why not Cabinet secretary
from other than IAS. Genuine concerns but no one wants to discuss even
the parity issue. There is no reason why should there be so much disparity
between IAS and other services coming through the same exam. Marks which
determine the placement in the IAS or other services(leave aside reservations)are
only a matter of chance, the subjects one has opted for in the exam.
Anyway let there be parity atleast in the empanelment to the post of
Joint Secretaries. While IAS 1999 batch has been empanelled ,there are
1990 batch officers from some services still waiting. Railways appear
to be far behind other Group A services also in this respect. We must
bring about parity at least among the Group A services. This Government
had come with a promise to end to some extent the hold of the IAS but
alas nothing has happened to cheer the services up except for Central
Secretariat services who have been given more posts of joint secretaries
than they had in the past. Good for them.
Aarti Khosla
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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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