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What people say about us!
Whispersinthecrridors is Horoscope of Indian Bureaucracy.
Ashwani Tayal
POLITICS
This is History (172)
French influence increased; but the English followed his methods soon
enough and improved upon them. Both sides, like hungry vultures, looked
for trouble, and there was enough of this to be found.
Are RSS branches really expanding ?
Are RSS branches in the country are really expanding ?. Those in the
know of the things say it is a myth. The number of Shakhaas in the country
are increasing only on papers.
More expansion of ETV
According to I & B ministry sources, ETV has applied for six new
licences to launch a 24-hour satellite regional news channels in Tamil
Nadu, Kerala, Assam, Goa , J&K and Punjab. Etv already runs 10 news
channels in 14 states and now with these six new channels, is going
to be the country's largest television network, which is presently being
headed by Jagdish Chandra, as its CEO. However, this time, these six
news channels will be launched under the banner of News18.
BUREAUCRACY
Will K K Sharma be DG, ITBP ?
In case Krishna Chaudhary is appointed DG BSF K K Sharma may succeed
him as DG ITBP. He is 1982 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan. He is presently
ADG in BSF.
Alok Verma to head CPO ?
In case Alok Verma is not made Delhi Police Commissioner, 1979 batch
IPS officer of UT cadre may be moved to head important Central Police
Organisation. One can only wait and watch.
Who will get post retirement job ?
Six DG level IPS officers are retiring in January and February. All
these officers are Delhi based. Who will be rehabitated is a million
dollar question?.
Justice Mukherjee to be CJ of Karnataka High Court ?
In all probability Acting Chief Justice ,Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee
will be the chief justice of Karnataka High Court.
No major reshuffle in Delhi Police
Delhi Police is not going to see big reshuffle in near future. According
to sources due to R Day celebrations no major changes are going to take
place. Sources say that reshuffle will take place only in March after
new CP takes charge.
Dinesh Bhatia moves to Toronto
Ambassador in Abidjan Dinesh Bhatia has been appointed as Consul General,
Toronto. He is 1992 batch Indian Foreign Service officer.
Ms Bali to be JS Culture ?
Dr (Ms) Sonia Sethi Bali is likely to be appointed Joint Secretary Culture
in the Government of India. She is 1994 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra
cadre.
P K Jain is back to J & K cadre
Joint Secretary, Culture, in the Government of India is back to the
parent J & K cadre. On return 1985 batch IAS officer has been appointed
Additional Chief Secretary.
Post of Director (Fin), WCL vacant since June 4
Post of Director (Finance), Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) has been
lying vacant since June 4, 2015. However, S M Choudhary, Chief Manager,
CIL, who was selected for this post, is yet to get orders for the same.
Two main contenders for post of BHEL's Director (Power)
There are two main contenders for post of BHEL's Director (Power). They
are Akhil Joshi, presently Executive Director of Technology Licensing
& Joint Venture and Mergers & Acquisition (TL & JV, M&A)
at Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL), and Kishore Purswani, Executive
Director (Corporate Quality) .
Akhil Joshi is an strong contender for post of BHEL's Director (Power)
If one goes by the seniority, Akhil Joshi, presently Executive Director
of Technology Licensing & Joint Venture and Mergers & Acquisition
(TL & JV, M&A) at Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL), is likely
to be the next Director (Power) in the BHEL.
Will SBI Chairperson appear for interview on Thursday ?
Will Chairperson of the State Bank of India Ms Arundhati Bhattacharya
appear for interview for the post of Chairman SEBI slated for January
21 in Delhi ? Altogether, seven persons have been called for interview.
Will U K Sinha get some assignment in Bihar ?
Will present Chairman of SEBI, U K Sinha get some important assignment
in Bihar ? . His sharing plateform with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
in Patna has fuelled speculations to this effect. 1976 batch former
IAS officer of Bihar cadre Sinha presented a memento to Nitish Kumar
who extended an invitation to work in the state as financial advisor
.
Names of PB correspondents yet to be announced
One month has passed but Ministry of I & B has not yet decided about
the posting of Prasar Bharti Correspondents. Ministry had interviewed
candidates for the post of PB correspondents at Kathmandu, Dubai &
Sri Lanka on December 16. Five IIS officers had appeared for interview.
Vice Admiral Cheema to retire in January
SPS Cheema , Vice Admiral. FO,C-in-C Western Command , Mumbai, will
retire on January 31 this year.
Joining of G Ravichandran as Director
(Fin), STCIL delayed (UPDATED)
The joining of G Ravichandran, GM, AAI, who was to assume charge
on January 20, 2016, as Director (Finance), State Trading Corporation
of India Limited (STCIL) has delayed as he has not been relieved of
present organization.
Who will be Chairman of PSERC ?
Who will be new Chairman of the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory
Commission (PSERC) ?. Tie is said to be former IAS officer D S Bains
and presently ACS Suresh Kumar.
Bhupinder Singh joins as CEO in CGEWHO
Bhupinder Singh has joined as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in Central
Government Employees Welfare Housing Organisation (CGEWHO) under Ministry
of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA). Bhupinder Singh is
an IDSE Officer and has taken voluntary retirement from Military Engineer
Services (MES) after his name has been approved by the Appointment Committee
of the Cabinet (ACC) for the post of CEO.
Munish Arora deputed as Chief Manager, CRIS
Munish Arora has been deputed to Centre for Railway Information System
(CRIS) as Chief Manager (Purchase) at New Delhi for a period of three
years. He is an IRSS officer.
Uttam Sharma appointed Additional Professor, Forest Academy, Dehradun
Uttam Kumar Sharma has been appointed as Additional Professor, Indira
Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun on deputation basis. He is
a 1999 batch IFS officer of MP cadre.
Ms Henna Usman appointed Director (PMU), Postal Dte, New Delhi
Ms Henna Usman has been appointed as Director (PMU), Postal Directorate,
New Delhi. She is a 1999 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.
Abhay Kumar gets posting to Brasilia
Abhay Kumar has been posted to Brasilia in the rank of DCM. He is an
Indian Foreign Service officer.
T P S Rawat gets posting to Budapest
T P S Rawat has been posted to Budapest in the rank of SS/Director ICC.
He is an Indian Foreign Service officer.
Shyam Sunder Verma appointed Under Secretary, Tourism
Upon repatriation to deputation as Additional Private secretary to MoS
Chemical & Fertilizers, Shyam Sunder Verma has been appointed as
Under Secretary, Ministry of Tourism.
3 officers of Goa get IAS cadre (UPDATED)
Three Goa civil service officers: Arun Dessai, Sandeep Jaques and Swapnil
Naik have been awarded Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre.
Shantmanu gets HAG in J&K
(UPDATED)
Shantmanu has been promoted to the Higher Administrative Grade (HAG)
in Jammu and Kashmir. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of J&K cadre.
Two IAS officers get Super Time Scale in J&K
(UPDATED)
Two IAS officers of 2000 batch: Mrs Vineeta Gupta and Shahid Anayatullah
have been given Super Time Scale in Jammu and Kashmir.
Ajeet Kumar Sahu gets Selection Grade in J&K
(UPDATED)
Ajeet Kumar Sahu has been accorded Selection Grade in Jammu and Kashmir.
He is a 2003 batch IAS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre.
Five IFS officers shifted in Manipur
(UPDATED)
Five IFS officers have been transferred and posted at different places
in Manipur. Accordingly, D J N Anand has been posted as APCCF, NTFP
& Bio diversity while Dr Khaizalian was made APCCF, Administration
& Planning and L Baite is OSD, Forests & Environments. Besides,
Mrs Gaithaolu Thaimei has been appointed as DCF, Working Plan division
with additional charge of DFO, Tengnoupal Forest Division, Chandel and
R K Amarjit Singh was made DFO, Soil Conservation division.
J P Alex appointed as ED, Operations, AAI
(UPDATED)
J P Alex has taken over as Executive Director, Operations, Airports
Authority of India at Corporate Headquarters, New Delhi.
UPSC final result declared
(UPDATED)
UPSE has declared Civil Service Main Examination results.As many as
126 more candidates were today recommended by the Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC) for appointments to various government services.
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
Ms Bhagwati appointed Addl. Independent Director
of Axis Bank
Axis Bank Limited has appointed Ms Ketaki Bhagwati as an Additional
Independent Director of the Bank
Ms Mulye assumes charge as ED of ICICI Bank
Ltd
Ms Vishakha Mulye has assumed charge as an Executive Director of ICICI
Bank Limited
Pisharody appointed VP of Society of Indian
Automobile Manufacturers
Ravindra Pisharody who is Executive Director (Commercial Vehicles) of
Tata Motors Ltd has been appointed as Vice President of Society of Indian
Automobile Manufacturers
Ms Sharma appointed CS of Moryo Industries
Ltd
Moryo Industries Ltd has appointed Ms Ritu Sharma as Company Secretary
of the company
Agrawal appointed Non Exec. Promoter Director
of MSP Steel & Power Ltd
MSP Steel & Power Limited has appointed Suresh Kumar Agrawal as
Non-Executive Promoter Director of the company.
Kumar appointed Addl. Director of Koa Tools
India Ltd
Koa Tools India Ltd has appointed Vijay Kumar as an Additional Director
of the company.
Chakravarthy appointed CEO of Informatica
Anil Chakravarthy has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Informatica
FORUM
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DEBATE (1)
In International affairs Modi's performance is commendable,however he
has to focus on economic matters and in particular agriculture sector.
P K Sharma
I do not think it is fair to blame PM Modi ji. Not only he has a charming
personality but also guts to handle tricky situations at national/international
level. Time will tell us what Modi ji will do for us!
ashok chadha
Reference " Is this a fact" in WIC dated 1`9.1.2016.
It does not appear appropriate to attribute deletion of para military
forces and their contingents to Army. There must be some strong reasons
for doing so. Moreover, this is the need of the day keeping in view
that huge expenditure is being incurred on Republic Day Parade arrangements,
including the security arrangements. The expenditure on this ceremony
should be kept to the minimum possible. In fact, there is need to discontinue
the annual ceremony. In my view, it should be held every 25th year i.e.
75th year, 100th year and so on. The huge amount of money saved on this
account should be utilised for the upliftment of general masses. There
is no use spending so much money for a three hour ceremony on the Rajpath,
when there is a large population in the county which finds it difficult
to manage two meals a day.
However, if the story published in WIC is true, it is wrong on the
part of army personnel to think that para military forces have blocked
their OROP proposal. In fact, it is armymen`s adamant attitude which
has delayed implementation of OROP. Now Seventh Pay Commission has recommended
OROP even to civilian employees.
Suresh Sharma
Redefining status of minorities
With minority population growing fast, there is an absolute necessity
of redefining the status of minorities in India. Instead of taking India
as a whole, minority status should be based on state basis. In Mizoram
and Kashmir, the majority enjoys the fruits of minority. In Kerala Hindus
have become minority with Muslims exploding to 27% and Christians 25%.Since
there are too many divisive factors, Hindus should not be considered
as one entity. Instead they should be divided as upper castes, OBCs,
Dalits etc and minority status given if their group population is less
than 10% in any state. If the population of any group is more than 10%
in any state that community or group should not be given minority status.
This will prevent certain more forward reserved communities taking away
privileges meant for the whole community. Kerala Muslims are more educated
than their brethren in UP and they take away all the seats meant for
Muslims in central services examinations. Similarly is the case of Meenas
of Rajastan.
Navnith Krishnan
Govt not doing justice with other services
For the first time the govt has set up an implementation panel for pay
commission. This 11 member panel is IAS heavy and 7 members are IAS.
Already the pay commission award is either divided or tilted in favour
of IAS. On top of it, the IAS heavy panel will go against the other
services.
This govt is not doing justice with other services. It is pathetic
and against the democratic spirits and norms of natural justice.
For other services Achchhe din will not come in near future.
Rakesh Tiwari
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DATE WITH RTI
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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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