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What people say about us!
Demonitization by PM and Whispers
The idea of banning high denomination notes was published by WIC
on Feb 22, 2010 and again in March 2010.
http://www.whispersinthecorridors.com/news.html
The two news items in the above context were written by N Natarajan
and was published with a question of Political Will ! Now action by
the Prime Minister has shown that such political will still prevails
in this country.
POLITICS
Dr Ashwani Kumar Tripathi presently in Reserve Bank of India has been
appointed as Executive Director in National Housing Bank on deputation.
BUREAUCRACY
Who will be new SEBI Chief ?
Who will succeed U K Sinha on February 7 as Chief of the SEBI ?.Altogether
43 candidates are said to be in the fray.
Will Subramanyam move to GoI ?
In case L V Subramanyam is empanelled to the rank of Secretary in the
review, he may move to Government of India as Secretary Information
and Broadcasting. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Action against alleged corrupt bankers on the
cards
Govt is going to take strict action against alleged corrupt officials
and employees of various banks. It is said that some black money hoarders
and alleged corrupt bankers are hand- in gloves to defeat the demonstisation
move.
(We said this on November 30)
IT & ED officers working overnight
Officers of Income Tax department and ED are working overnight to unearth
the hidden black money and new currency. According to information these
departments have siezed more than 30 crore hidden rupees in one week.
Officers of these deptts are taking all steps to make the demonitization
a success.
One retired Secretary applies for NOC
One recently retired Secretary has applied for NOC to join an NGO as
Director.
4 IIS officers' names cleared for promotion
ACC has cleared names of four IIS officers for promotion as ADG. They
are Nitin Wakankar, 1989 batch, Monideepa Mukherjee, 1988 batch, Shefal
Sharan and Prabhawati Aakashi, both are from 1990 batch. The promotion
orders are likely to be issued by the end of this month.
Ex-Secretary, GoI unable to meet daily expenses
A former Secretary in Government of India is reported to have been moving
from pillar to post since demonetization. He is unable to meet his daily
living expenses within limited legal tenders.
Ms Monika Kapil Mohta accredited as Ambassador
to Latvia
Ms Monika Kapil Mohta, presently Ambassador of India to Sweden, has
been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the
Republic of Latvia with residence in Stockholm. She is an IFS officer.
Girish Kumar to join as CMD, HMT on Jan 1
S Girish Kuamr, MD, HMT International Ltd, whose appointment as Chairman-cum-Managing
Director, HMT Limited, has been approved by the Appointments Committee
of Cabinet (ACC), is expected to take over the charge on January 1,
2017.
Sengupta to be new Director (Pers), MMTC Ltd
from Jan 1
Tapas Kumar Sengupta, CGM, MMTC, will be taking over the charge as Director
(Personnel), MMTC on January 1, 2017.
BSF Cadre review after 25 years
Cadre review in BSF has taken place after 25 years. The long pending
review benefits DC and above level officers mostly.
Ashwani Lohani appointed as Chairman, WTTCII
Ashwani Lohani, Chairman & Managing Director, Air India has been
appointed as the Chairman, World Travel & Tourism Council, India
Initiative (WTTCII).
Sunder Advani appointed as Vice Chairman, WTTCII
Sunder G Advani, Chairman & Managing Director, Advani Hotels &
Resorts (India) Limited, has been appointed as Vice Chairman of World
Travel & Tourism Council, India Initiative (WTTCII).
Additional charge of CVO, AAI to Ms Thakur
Ms Shubha Thakur , Joint DG , DGCA, has been entrusted with the additional
charge of CVO, Airport Authority Of India (AAI) for a period of three
month or until further orders.
Sanjeev Kaushik appointed as Deputy MD, IIFCL
Sanjeev Kaushik has been appointed as Deputy Managing Director (DMD)
of India Infrastructure Financial Company Ltd (IIFCL). He is a 1992
batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
IA &AS officer Parag Prakash likely to move on central deputation
A 1984 batch officer belonging to Indian Audit & Accounts Service,
Parag Prakash is expected to join Government of India at Joint Secretary
level.
Who will be VC, Nalanda Varsity ?
Nalanda International University now a days is in limelight. According
to sources about 70 Scholars, India and abroad, have applied for the
post of Vice Chancellor. Lobbying is at a high to grab the post. This
university is managed by Ministry of External Affairs.
Sharan likely to join central deputation at Joint Secretary level
A 1985 batch officer of Indian Forest Service of Bihar cadre, Anjani
Nandan Sharan is expected to join central deputation at Joint Secretary
level.
Sampath promoted to Chief Post Master General grade
Murugan Sampath has been promoted to the grade of Senior Deputy Director
General/Chief Post Master General in Indian Postal Service.
Mayusha Shifted to T' Puram
Ms. M. Mayusha, IIS, Deputy Director, PIB, Kochin who was on compulsory
wait has been appointed as Deputy Director (News), AIR, Thiruvananthapuram.
Dr Bhupendra Singh empanelled as ADG in GoI
Dr Bhupendra Singh has been empanelled for holding Additional Director
General level posts in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch IPS officer
of Rajasthan cadre.
Gajulavarti Sparjan Kumar empanelled as DIG in GoI
Gajulavarti Sparjan Kumar has been empanelled for holding Deputy Inspector
General (DIG) level posts in Government of India. He is a 2002 batch
IPS officer of Kerala cadre.
38 posts of Judges vacant in Hyderabad HC
A total of 38 posts of Judges including 23 of Permanent and 15 of Additional
are lying vacant in High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad.
Two IRTS transferred to IRITM
Two IRTS have been transferred to IRITM. Accordingly, A P Singh has
been transferred as Director, IRITM while Rajiv Gangal was posted as
Professor, IRITM.
Ranjan Mohanty posted to SER
Ranjan Mohanty has been posted to South Eastern Railway. He is an IRPS
officer.
G P K Rao repatriated to parent cadre
G P K Rao, Conservator of Forests, Regional Office, Bhopal, has been
prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre Kerala. He is a 1997 batch
IFS officer.
Two IRTS officers transferred to NR
Two IRTS officers have been transferred to Northern Railway. Shashi
Kant Tripathi was posted as Sr. DOM(G), Lucknow and Krishna Tiwari has
been transferred as Sr. DCM-II, Allahabad.
Ananda Shankar Jayant posted to SCR
On return from deputation, Ananda Shankar Jayant has been posted on
South Central Railway. She is an IRTS officer.
M A Bukhari appointed Chairman, JAK BOPEE (UPDATED)
Mohammad Ashraf Bukhari has been appointed as Chairman, Jammu &
Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examination for a period of two
years. He is a retired IAS officer of J&K cadre.
Kothari to chair his first selection meeting
for Director (Mktg), GAIL on Dec 14 (UPDATED)
Sanjay Kothari, who was appointed as Chairman, Public Enterprises Selection
Board (PESB), is reported to be chairing his first selection meeting
being held for the post of Director (Marketing), GAIL (India) Limited
on December 14, 2016.
Dr A K Tripathi appointed as ED, NHB (UPDATED)
Dr Ashwani Kumar Tripathi presently in Reserve Bank of India has been
appointed as Executive Director in National Housing Bank on deputation.
CORPORATE
Two Part-time Directors appointed on Board
of Canara Bank
Mocherla Sairam Bhaskar and Sunil Hukumchande Kocheta have been appointed
as Part-time Non Official Directors of Canara Bank.
Jha appointed as IDBI Bank's Nominee on Reliance Defence and Engineering
Ltd Board
IDBI Bank Limited has appointed Ajoy Nath Jha as its Nominee Director
on the Board of Directors of Reliance Defence and Engineering Limited.
Cyrus Mistry ceases to be Director of Tata
Industries
Tata Industries has removed Cyrus Mistry as Director of the company.
Mukherjee ceases to be CEO and MD of IFCI Ltd
Malay Mukherjee has ceased to be Chief Executive Officer and Managing
Director of IFCI Ltd.
Gupta ceases to be Dy. MD of IFCI Ltd
Achal Kumar Gupta has ceased to be Deputy Managing Director of IFCI
Ltd.
Ms Mehrishi appointed as Independent Director
of MEP Infrastructure Developers Ltd
MEP Infrastructure Developers Limited has appointed Ms Mira Mehrishi
as Independent Director of the company.
Bansal resigns as CFO of Omax Autos Ltd
Pushpendra Kumar Bansal has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of Omax
Autos Limited.
Singhal appointed as Whole-time Director of
Maharashtra Seamless Ltd
Maharashtra Seamless Limited has appointed Shiv Kumar Singhal as Whole-time
Director of the company w.e.f. January 1, 2017
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Chahal appointed CFO of GIPCL
Gujarat Industries Power Company Limited has appointed Gurjant Singh
Chahal as Chief Financial Officer of the company.
Solanki appointed as MD of Dune Mercantile
Ltd
Dune Mercantile Ltd has appointed Kamlesh Solanki as a Managing Director
of the company.
Mehra resigns as Independent Director of the
Geometric Ltd
Ajay Mehra has resigned as Independent Director of the Geometric Limited.
Ms Aggarwal appointed as CFO of Ricoh India
Ltd
Ricoh India Ltd has appointed Ms Pooja Aggarwal as Chief Financial Officer
of the company.
FORUM
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For success of demonetization, arrest black money generation
Demonetisation will yield results if it is possible to arrest black
money generation. In our country it is possible-to get a political party
registered with the ECI and start accepting non-taxable donations upto
Rs 20000/- without even a need to fig.
ARC Kumar
Technical glitches in your new design
There are some technical glitches in your new design. It's not working
properly.
RJ
Restore previous screen appearance
Please restore previous screen appearance and presentation and fonts.
Present one is very poor.
Dr Suresh Babu
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DATE WITH RTI
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Grievance of a railway pass holder
A retired Master Craftsman claimed that despite being eligible
for first class pass, the Railways had not been honouring several
clauses related to the journey performed by a pass holder. He
sought Information regarding rules relating to privilege passes
issued to railway employees. The Commission observed that under
the provisions of the RTI Act, 2005, only such information as
is available and existing and held by the public authority or
is under control of the public authority can be provided. The
PIO is not supposed to create information that is not a part of
the record. He is also not required to interpret information or
furnish replies to hypothetical questions. Similarly, redressal
of grievance, reasons for non-compliance of rules /contesting
the actions of the respondent public authority are outside the
purview of the Act. Further, the CIC observed that the appeal
relates to the grievance of the retired employee regarding utilization
of railway passes and lack of awareness and sensitization of the
work force dealing with such matters. This aspect needs to be
re-examined by the competent authority to provide relief and succour
to the affected retired employees in an objective and transparent
manner.
Comments
Even though the redressal of grievance is outside the purview
of the RTI Act, it has been frequently used to obtain some relief.
The Information Commission has been sympathetic to injustice metered
through a system which is not objective or opaque.
Citation: Appeal No.: Mr. Kakubhai R.
v. CPIO & Sr. DCM, Divisional Office, Western Railway v. CIC/VS/A/2014/003044/BJ
CIC/SA/A/2015/000935 CIC/SA/A/2015/000949
CIC/SA/A/2015/001023 CIC/SA/A/2015/001062 CIC/SA/A/2015/001064
CIC/SA/A/2015/001082 CIC/SA/A/2015/001083
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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