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This is History (186)
There were defeats and humiliation for them before final victory came.
Will more officers be appointed on contract?
After NIA Chief and Secretary, Drinking Water some more persons are
likely to be engaged in the Government of India on contract basis. If
sources are to be believed two or four more key posts are likely to
be given to retired Officers or from open market.
BUREAUCRACY
22 posts of Joint Secretary falling vacant in March
As many as 22 posts of Joint Secretary are
falling vacant in Government of India in the month of March 2016.
Who will be new DG Doordarshan? (5)
Deepa Chandra, who is senior-most in the Doordarshan, is also a contender.
She has got 29 years experience in the Prasar Bharti. Incidentally,
she has no god-father.
Will Bassi be Information Commissioner in CIC?
Delhi Police Commissioner, B S Bassi is likely to be appointed Information
Commissioner in the Central Information Commission. A 1977 batch IPS
officer of UT cadre, Bassi is superannuating by this month end.
Ajanta Dayalan to be Member (Finance) TRAI?
Latest grapevine has it that IA&AS officer, Ajanta Dayalan is being
appointed new Member (Finance) in the TRAI.
IAS and IPS couple seeking common cadre
Two officers: P Parthiban and Ms Nisha Parthiban have requested the
Government of India provide them a common cadre after their marriage.
P Parthiban is a 2011 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre while Ms Nisha
parthiban belongs to a 2011 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
Swamy seeking premature repatriation
D V Swamy, who is on inter-cadre deputation from Orissa to Karnataka,
is seeking premature repatriation. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer of
Orissa cadre.
Proposal of Poonia for changing cadre rejected
The proposal of Shayam Lal Poonia requesting for change of cadre on
the grounds of extreme hardship has been rejected by the Government
of India. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre.
Proposal of Daneshyar for changing cadre rejected
The proposal of Shiraj Daneshyar requesting for change of cadre on Physical
Handicaps has been deferred after the Medical Board did not recommend
the same. He is a 2014 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
Atul Patne repatriated to his parent cadre
Atul N Patne, Director, Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare,
has been given a premature repatriation to his parent cadre. He is a
1999 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
Will Vijyanand be new Chief Secretary of Kerala?
Will Secretary Panchayati Raj in the Government of India, S M Vijyanand
be new Chief Secretary of Kerala ? Meeting of Vijyanand with Kerala
CM has fuelled speculations to this effect. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer
of Kerala cadre.
1982 batch IAS officer to be Meghalaya CS?
If sources are to be believed, names of two 1982 batch IAS officers
are being considered for the post of next Chief Secretary of Meghalaya.
Kuldip Singh Kropha is posted in Meghalaya while Mrs Tsering Y Das is
ACS in Assam Government.
Three DGs, one CP are retiring this month
Three DGs -CRPF, BSF and RPF are retiring this month. Commissioner Police
Delhi is also superannuating this month.
Short-listed for Chairman BBMB
It is learnt that Search and selection Committee for post of Chairman
BBMB met on January 22 and case of shortlisted candidate has been sent
to DOPT/ACC.
Justice V P Sharma appointed Chairman in MP
Registrar General of Madhya Pradesh High Court, Ved Prakash Sharma has
been appointed Chairman of Madhya Pradesh Cooperative Tribunal.
PESB seeks applications for Director (Engg), MECON Ltd
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications
for the post of Director (Engineering), MECON Limited falling vacant
on January 1, 2017. Those willing to apply for this post can send their
applications for this post beforeFebruary 24, 2016.
Post of Director (Comm), NTPC lying vacant since Aug, 2015
The post of Director (Commercial), National Thermal Power Corporation
Limited (NTPC) has been lying vacant since August 21, 2015. The Public
Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has advertised the post with seeking
applications beforeMarch 4, 2016.
Tenure of K K Gupta as Director (Mktg), BPCL ending in Feb
The tenure of K K Gupta as Director (Marketing), Bharat Petroleum Corporation
Limited (BPCL) is coming to an end onFebruary 29, 2016.
Dr Datyanarayan Das appointed as non official Director, NABARD
Dr Satyanarayan Dash has been appointed as part-time non official Director
on the Board of NABARD.
21 IRS-IT officers transferred
As many as 21 officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Income
Tax cadre have been transferred at Commissioner level. Accordingly,
Yagysaini Kakkar has been appointed as CIT (A)-37, Delhi while Shukvinder
Khanna is posted as ADG (RTI), Delhi and Nikhil Pandit is CIT OSD, Delhi.
Similarly, M Krishnasamy has been appointed as Secretary, ITSC, Chennai;
Ruby Goerge as DIT (Inv), ITSC, Chennai; Amarapalli Das as CIT (A)-13,
Delhi; Anand Kuamr Kedia as CIT (DRP-2), Delhi-1, Delhi; Amardeep as
CIT (Admin & CO), Nagpur; Nausheen J Ansari as CIT (DR), AAR, Delhi;
Kumar Hrishikesh as ADG (HRD)-2 CBDT, Delhi; Ram Bilas Meena as CIT
(A)-2, Kolkata; Sanjiv Shankar as DIT (I&CI), Pune; Mohanesh Verma
as CIT (A), Karnal; Mahesh Kumar Shah as CIT (A)-10, Ahmedabad; Anita
Sinha as ADG (Recovery), CBDT, Delhi; M Jagdish Babu as CIT (A) Kurnool;
Sunita Singh as CIT (TDS)-2, Chandigarh; Ratna Dasgputa as DIT (I &
CI), Ahmedabad; Vanita Rattan Sharma as Secretary, ITSC, Delhi; Vandana
Sagar as CIT (A)-26, Mumbai; Meenakshi Goswami was made CIT (A)-38,
Delhi. Besides, Govind Lal was given an additional charge of ADG, DTRTI,
Hazaribagh.
Three Customs officers get additional charges
Sandeep Prakash, Commissioner, Logistics, has been assigned an additional
charge of Director, Revenue Laboratories in Central Revenues Control
Laboratory, New Delhi while Kamal Jyoti Principal (Prev) was additional
charge of Delhi Customs and Mahender Singh, DG (Audit) will also be
looking the charge of Directorate General of Performance Management.
D J Pandian appointed as Vice President & CIO, AIIB
Former Chief Secretary of Gujarat, D J Pandian has been appointed as
Vice-President and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of newly created Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). He is a 1981 batch IAS officer
of Gujarat cadre.
Dr Promodita Satish appointed as Director,
Mines
Dr Promodita Sathish has been appointed as Director in the Ministry
of Mines. Dr Sathish is a 1996 batch IES officer.
Dr B K Behera appointed as Director, Food & Public Distribution
Dr B K Behera has been appointed as Director, Department of Food &
Public Distribution. He is a 1996 batch IES officer.
Ambuj Sharma gets posting in cadre after returning
from deputation (UPDATED)
Ambuj Sharma, who returned to parent cadre from central deputation,
has been appointed as Additional Chief Secretary, Industries and Commerce
in Tamil Nadu. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
Minor reshuffle of IAS officers in Tamil Nadu
(UPDATED)
Some IAS officers have been given new assignments in Tamil Nadu. Accordingly,
K Rajaraman has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Entrepreneurship
Development Institute while Dr Darz Ahamed is posted as Mission Director,
State Rural Health Mission and T Udhyachandran was made Secretary, Tamil
Development and Information Department with holding additional charge
of Backward Classes, Minorities; Sandeep Nanduri as Commissioner, Madurai
Corporation and Mrs M Asia Mariam as Deputy Commissioner Education,
Chennai Corporation.
Saumya Gupta is also Director, Agriculture
Marketing in Delhi Govt (UPDATED)
Saumya Gupta has been assigned an additional charge of Director, Agriculture
Marketing in Delhi Government. She is a 2004 batch IAS officer of MT
cadre.
Bhanwar Lal appointed CEO in Telangana (UPDATED)
Bhanwar Lal has been appointed as Chief Electoral Officer of the newly
created State of Telangana. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Telangana
cadre.
Chockalingam transferred to BHEL Corporate
(UPDATED)
T Chockalingam, GM, BHEL, whose appointment as Director Finance, Bharat
Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), was approved by ACC, has been transferred
to Delhi in the same capacity.
Cadre of Kshitij Singhal transferred to MP
(UPDATED)
The cadre of Kshitij Singhal has been transferred from Orissa to Madhya
Pradesh on the grounds of marriage to Ms Sheetla Patle a 2014 batch
IAS officer of MP cadre. Singhal is a 2014 batch IAS officer of Orissa
cadre.
Nikhil Kumar appointed as Deputy Secretary
in ECI (UPDATED)
Nikhil Kumar has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Election
Commission of India (ECI). He is a 2002 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
A V Krishna quits as Director (Mktng), HEC
(UPDATED)
A V Krishna has resigned from the post of Director (Marketing), Heavy
Engineering Corporation Limited (HEC), Ranchi.
Amit Govil appointed as CIT in PrCCIT office,
Delhi region (UPDATED)
Amit Govil has been appointed as Commissioner of Income Tax in the office
of Principal CCIT, Delhi region. He is an IRS-IT officer.
Deputation tenure of Satish Kumar Reddy to
ADB extended (UPDATED)
The deputation tenure of Satish Kumar Reddy to Asian Development Bank
(ADB) has been extended upto February 14, 2017. He is a 1993 batch IRS-C&CE
officer.
DEBATE
Is PM Narendra Modi losing his charm ?.
Is he a changed man ? Any suggestions ?
Mail your views to:- mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or Suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com
CORPORATE
Deepa Mahajan is now ED (Pers) Alliance Air
Deepa Mahajan, former ED Air India, has been appointed ED (Personnel)
Alliance Air.
Abichandani quits as CFO, Tata Teleservices Ltd
Harish Abichandani has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of Tata Teleservices
(Maharashtra) Limited with effect fromFebruary 10, 2016.
Gupta ceases to be Director of Genus Power Infra Ltd
Naveen Gupta has ceased to be Director of Genus Power Infrastructures
Limited.
Ms Sahu is Nominee Director, Seshasayee Paper & Boards Ltd
Seshasayee Paper and Boards Limited has appointed Ms Supriya Sahu, IAS,
Principal Secretary and Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Industrial
Investment Corporation Limited as a Nominee Director of the company.
Chi to step down as MD & CEO of Styrolution ABS Ltd
Myung Suk Chi will be stepping down as Managing Director and Chief Executive
Officer of Styrolution ABS (India) Ltd with effect from March 1, 2016.
Vasudeva to be MD & CEO of Styrolution ABS Ltd
Sanjiv Vasudeva to take over as Managing Director and Chief Executive
Officer of Styrolution ABS (India) Ltd with effect from March 1, 2016.
Kumar appointed ED, Kalindee Rail Nirman (Engg) Ltd
Kalindee Rail Nirman (Engineers) Ltd has appointed M S Mohan Kumar as
an Executive Director of the company.
Chandrasekar re-appointed Director, Hexaware Technologies Ltd
Hexaware Technologies Limited has re-appointed P R Chandrasekar as a
Director of the company.
Choudhary resigns as Ind Director of Eastern Gases Ltd
Debabrata Choudhury has resigned as an Independent Director of Eastern
Gases Ltd.
FORUM
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DEBATE (1)
A case for domestic CBMs
Reviewers of Narendra Modi's rise to power would certainly highlight
the single most valuable factor for his success: his successful domestic
confidence building measures (CBMs) with the people of India. After
20 months of his being in office, these CBMs will again be evaluated
and weighed against the forthcoming budget session of parliament. Modi
has achieved great success in his foreign policy and taken the country
to a level where members in the comity of nations treat India with respect.
He played his master stroke in foreign CBMs, significantly among others
with Bangladesh and Pakistan. His visit to Pakistan foxed many from
the elite community of media Moguls, journos, columnists, Captains of
the so called secular forces, soft-liners & hard-liners alike, academicians,
experts and foreign governments. The best part of his Pakistan visit
was that it was welcomed by the people in both the countries. Now is
the time for paying greater attention to domestic CBMs, which have suffered
no less from political terrorism of the opposition, even on an important
area of public interest like the GST Bill; a hostile media which has
always hated him and his supporters and have refused to acknowledge
the change of government in India in 2014 after almost 67 years! Modi
had written a success story for his party and himself that went beyond
the expectations of even the top leaders of the party. They have gone
on record expressing their disgruntlement. Narendra Modi faces regular
sniping from his own party men, some honourable & intelligent, others
outright boorish & foolish, and yet another lone wolf journalist
kind seeking to further their own career by playing one against the
other. They are competing with the opposition in suppressing Modi's
achievements and finding faults with him or his government even where
none exists. Luckily for Modi, the people of India have not yet bought
their propaganda. But there is no guarantee they would not. Modi has
to attend to domestic affairs with greater commitment and care on a
daily basis. Modi need not take unnecessary risks like in Delhi &
Bihar elections, which have to be left to the local leadership. He can't
reduce himself to the level of a state politician by undertaking the
whole responsibility of winning these elections on his own shoulders.
The issues involved and the language employed in state elections is
different from the oratorical specialization of Naredra Modi. There
are more pitfalls than high grounds in politics of elections in states.
Modi has all the enthusiasm of a young ebullient dynamic politician
that is germane to such personalities, but he is now a statesman of
a very high stature, which his party has never had. He has to live upto
that image and reality. Too much state electioneering has the ill effect
of reducing that stature to an ordinary politician.
M L Gupta
Secretary level changes required
Secretary level changes are required in the Government based on the
past experiences the Secretaries should get posting for the betterment
of a Ministry/Department.
BBS
Financial background person unable to benefit TCIL
I think TCIL is a PSU dealing in telcom infrastructure and heading
of pure technical PSU by the person of finance background will not benefit
company as well as nation.
Ram Kailash
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Action taken on sexual harassment complaint
Copy of enquiry report and action taken report on appellant's
complaint pertaining to sexual harassment to his wife at work
place was sought. The respondent informed that the information
sought could not be provided under the provisions of Section 8(1)(h)
of the RTI Act as the disclosure of information at that point
of time would impede the process of investigation. Subsequently,
the SBI informed that an inquiry by the Internal Committee constituted
under Sexual Harassment Committee was conducted and the Committee's
report and the findings of the Committee had already been communicated
to the wife of the appellant. They further added that as per Section
16 of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition
and Redressal) Act, 2013 the contents of the complaint made, the
identity and addresses of the aggrieved woman, respondent and
witnesses, any information relating to conciliation and inquiry
proceedings, recommendations of the Internal Committee or the
Local Committee and the action taken by the employer or the District
Officer under the provisions of this Act, shall not be communicated
to the public and media in any manner. Further, the appellant
has no locus standi to file complaint on behalf of his wife. The
CIC accepted the submissions of the respondents. However, the
PIO was directed to pass a speaking order on appellant's RTI application.
Comments
In the cases of sexual harassment, the Supreme Court guidelines
issued under the Vishakha case have to be followed. The CIC has
preferred not to issue a notice to the third party under section
11 and has upheld the denial of information.
Citation: Shri Lalu Varghese v. State Bank of India in Appeal:
No. CIC/MP/A/2014/001168
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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