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POLITICS
This is History (318)
Western Asia is very different from eastern Asia.
Who (mis)used CBI the most ?
Who has used CBI the most for its vested interests ? Sonia Gandhi's
UPA or Narendra Modi's NDA. No prizes for guessing.
Nobody interested to become PS to Delhi CM
If sources are to be believed no IAS or IPS officer is interested to
join as PS to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
Why Gawda was shifted?
Sadanand Gawda is said to be one of the Minister of Modi cabinet whose
portfolio has been changed from heavy to light Ministry. Started with
Railway to Law & Justice and now Statistical and Programme Implementation
Minister. What is the reason to make him heavy weight to light weight?
One can guess only.
Akbar gets MoS External Affairs
M J Akbar has been inducted as Minister of State for External Affairs.
(We had said this on June 23)
Majority favoured Rajan's continuation as RBI
Governor : Survey
Announcement of RBI Governor Rahuram Rajan that he will not opt for
second term after his present tenure ends on Sept. 4, 2016, notwithstanding,
an overwhelmingly majority of our surfers had favoured his continuation
on the post when thewhispersinthecorridors.com conducted a survey in
this regards in May-June this year.
We had asked - "Who should be the next RBI Governor ? Whether
he should be an Economist, a Professor, a Banker or a Politician".
And the reply of the majority was that Rajan who has enforced the discipline
in country's finance orbit, should be given another term. While U K
Mohanty said, "Raghuram Rajan should be given one more term since
he is genuinely concerned about the economic stability of India and
is not afraid to call a spade a spade despite huge political pressure
and compulsion", another surfer Suresh Joshi also felt, "Considering
his past outstanding performance Rajan should be given one more term.
Govt. of India should not delay this wise decision. For Rajan, there
is no dearth of jobs. Many takers are waiting for the prized catch".
Similarly, another surfer and former DGP of MP, Raman Kackar opined,
"An Economist should be the next RBI Governor because he understands
pros-cons and causes of good and bad economic policies. He can give
proper direction to boost up the sagging economy" whereas yet another
surfer Rajendra Kothari emphasized "An Economist with Rajan's commitment
should be picked, preferably Rajan should repeat term".
Raghuram Rajan has to be the new RBI Governor. A brilliant economist
of international repute; an intrepid, independent central banker; Governor
Rajan has proved himself many times over in his illustrious career.
His brilliance is self evident, his good intentions and desire to serve
the country are palpably clear. As RBI Governor, he has acquitted himself
exceptionally well, he is clearly in the league of Chintaman Deshmukh,
ICS, ex-RBI Governor and ex-Finance Minister of India. He is destined
for even bigger roles. For now, a second term as Governor RBI would
suffice", opined Vijay Kumar.
A host of other surfers also favoured granting one more term to Rajan
and strongly opposed appointment of a politician or a bureaucrat on
the coveted post.
(For details - see July issue of Whispers In The Corridors)
BUREAUCRACY
Major changes occurring in CBEC
KK Sharma has sought VRS and his request has been accepted. BK Bansal,
another Member has been selected for PMLA Tribunal and had sought to
be relieved so that he can join on August 1, 2016. Mahendra Singh and
S Ramesh will join as Members against the vacancies. This creates a
piquant situation since Approval had been obtained only for 2 anticipated
vacancies and now 1 extra Member's vacancy has to be filled up before
31st March 2017.
58 candidates allocated IRTS
As many as 58 candidates have been allotted Indian Railway Traffic Service
(IRTS) against the Civil Service examination (CSE) - 2015.
44 officers empanelled in Railways
In the DPC, 44 officers have been empanelled for the post of General
Manager in the Indian Railways.
Six join as AD in ED
Six Asstt Directors have joined the Enforcement Directorate . They are
Mssrs A K Singh Ajay Tyagi, Saket, Rajesh Rana, Jitendra Kundu and Rakesh
Ahuja. All these officers are on deputation from Delhi Police.
DCPs & ACPs transfer on the card in Delhi Police
More than half a dozen DCPs and ACPs in Delhi Police are likely to be
transferred in couple of days.
No IAS officer out of four from MT empanelled as Addl Secretary in GoI
No IAS officers out of four belonging to 1986 batch from MT cadre have
been empanelled for Additional Secretary level posts in Government of
India.
Jayashree Mukherjee empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI
Jayashree Mukherjee has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary
or Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. She
is a 1986 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
Sanghi joins as Joint Secretary, Women & Child Dev
Chetan B Sanghi has joined the Government of India as Joint Secretary
in the Ministry of Women & Child Development. He is a 1988 batch
IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.
S C Verma's tenure as CVO, NEEPCO curtailed
The deputation tenure of S C Verma, CVO, NEEPCO, Shillong, has been
curtailed. He is a 1986 batch IPS Officer of Gujarat cadre.
Yadav is back to Maharashtra
Yashsvi Yadav who was on deputation to UP Government is back to the
parent Maharashtra cadre. He is 2000 batch IPS officer.
V S Chauhan appointed Ambassador to Libya
Vijay Singh Chauhan has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India
to Libya.
Meena is youngest in 1979 batch IAS
Newly appointed Rajasthan Chief Secretary O P Meena is youngest in 1979
batch IAS. Meena will retire on July 1.
No Secretary from Maharashtra in GoI
The largest state of Maharashttra has no Secretary in the Government
of India.
Orders of Sahab Narain for Director (Fin), NPCC issued
The orders of Sahab Narain, Deputy General Manager, Rural Electrification
Corporation (REC) for the appointment as Director (Finance), National
Projects Construction Corporation (NPCC) have been issued by the Government
of India.
A K Choudhury yet to get orders for MD, IRFC
The orders of A K Choudhury, ED, RVNL, for the appointment as Managing
Director, Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited (IRFC) are yet
to be issued by the Government of India as a vacancy of this post is
arising on July 1, 2016.
Tenure of UP Pani as Director (HR), NTPC extended
The tenure of UP Pani as Director (Human Resources), National Thermal
Power Corporation (NTPC) has been extended for a period of three months
with effect from June 2, 2016.
Avijit Ghosh to continues as CMD, HEC till appointment of new incumbent
The tenure of Avijit Ghosh as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Heavy
Engineering Corporation Limited (HEC) has been extended till the appointment
of a regular incumbent.
M H Thakur promoted to Lt Gen grade
Maj Gen M H Thakur of Army Service Corps has been promoted to the rank
of Lt Gen within the Corps with effect fromFebruary 1, 2017.
S N Sahai treated as 'stands relieved of '
Sanjeev Nandan Sahai, who was transferred from Delhi to Goa, will be
treated as a 'stands relieved of'. He is a 1986 batch IAS Officer of
AGMUT cadre.
Post of Saurabh Jain upgraded to Director level in Urban Dev
The post of Saurabh Jain as Deputy Secretary has been upgraded as Director
in the Ministry of Urban Development. He is a 2002 batch IAS officer
of Kerala cadre.
Ranjan Mishra appointed as CGM (Pers Banking), SBI Corporate Centre,
Mumbai
Ranjan Kumar Mishra has been appointed as Chief General Manager, Personnel
Banking, National Banking Group, State Bank of India at Corporate Centre,
Mumbai.
DoP in search of Senior Bankers for CEO, IPPB
The Department of Posts has started searching a competent person working
at Board level or Executive level in Public Sector Banks for the post
of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) on deputation basis being operational
from March 2017 with 2,000 employees and 50 branches.
Ms Varini Arun appointed DAG in AG office, Bengaluru
Ms Varsini Arun, Deputy Accountant General (Pension), in the office
of Accountant General (A&E), Tamil Nadu, Chennai, has been posted
as Deputy Accountant General (Admn./ES-I), in the office of Accountant
General (E&RSA), Karnataka, Bengaluru. She is a 2009 batch IA&AS
officer.
Mishra transferred from Pune
Richa Mishra, a 1996 batch IDAS officer has been transferred from Pune
to New Delhi as IFA, Navy.
Brig P S Behl to be promoted to Acting Rank of Maj Gen
Brig P S Behl, Assam, has been approved for the promotion to the Acting
Rank of Maj Gen in the Command & Staff stream and Staff only stream.
Two IRTS officers get postings
B Nagya presently in South Western Railways has been transferred to
South Central Railway as CFTM while A S Rao is posted as CFTM in South
Western Railway.
Ashok Kumar transferred to RDSO, Lucknow
Ashok Kumar, presently in Northeast Frontier Railway, has been transferred
to RDSO, Lucknow. He is an IRSE Officer.
Vacancy of Chairman, MPEDA, Kochi arising in July
A vacancy of Chairman, MPEDA, Kochi in the Department of Commerce at
Joint Secretary level is arising in July.
Tenure of A K Mishra as Director (CIIL) extended
(UPDATED)
The tenure of Awadesh Kumar Mishra as Director, Central Institute of
Indian Language (CIIL) has been extended for a period of six months.
Minor reshuffle of IAS officers in AP (UPDATED)
Some IAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places
in Andhra Pradesh. Accordingly, Budithi Rajasekhar has been posted as
Commissioner, Civil Supplies and Ex-Officio Secretary, Consumer Affairs,
Food and Civil Supplies and is also Secretary (Marketing), Agriculture
& Cooperation while Mrs G Jaya Lakshmi was appointed as Secretary,
Department for Women, Child Welfare, Differently Abled and Senior Citizens.
Similarly, Poonam Malakondaiah will continue to hold the full additional
charge of the post of Principal Secretary, Department for Women, Child
Welfare, Differently Abled and Senior Citizens; J Murali as Special
Commissioner & Registrar, Cooperative Societies and is also Managing
Director, A P Dairy Development Co-operative Federation Limited and
M V Seshagiri Babu will report to General Administration Department
for further postings.
R K Suman is also Director of Ports, Kakinda
(UPDATED)
R K Suman, presently Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, A P Infrastructure
Corporation Limited (INCAP) has been given the full additional charge
of the post of Director of Ports, Kakinda. He is a 1993 batch IFS Officer
of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Additional charge of CCA to Debjani Nag extended
(UPDATED)
The additional charge of the post of Controller of Certifying Authorities
(CCA) entrusted to Mrs Debjani Nag has been extended for a period of
three months. She is presently Deputy Controller (Technical), Office
of the CCA.
Resignation of Mrs Jadhav as ACIT, Bhopal
not acceded (UPDATED)
The Government of India has not acceded the resignation of Mrs Anuradha
Jadhav, ACIT, Bhopal from the Service. She is an IRS-IT officer.
UP DGP bereaved (UPDATED)
Justice S Ali Ahmad father of Uttar Pradesh DGP Javid Ahmad has passed
away in Patna.
Virendra Singh appointed as Director, Municipal
Admn, Mumbai (UPDATED)
Virendra Singh has been posted as Director, Municipal Administration,
Mumbai in Maharasthra. He is a 2006 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra
cadre.
CORPORATE
Mungale resigns as Independent Director of IL&FS Engineering and
Construction Company Ltd.
Dhananjay Mungale has resigned as Non-Executive Independent Director
of IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Limited.
Hegde appointed Joint MD of Allcargo Logistics
Adarsh Hegde has been appointed as Joint Managing Director of Allcargo
Logistics.
Ghosh appointed Head (Legal and Secretarial of Inox Wind Ltd
Inox Wind Limited has appointed Kalyan Ghosh as Head (Legal and Secretarial)
of the company.
EIL MD Gupta's addl charge tenure as Director (Commercial) extended
Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has approved the extension
of additional charge of the post of Director (Commercial)of Engineers
India Limited for Sanjay Gupta who is Chairman and Managing Director
of the company for a further period of three months w.e.f. June 1, 2016.
Babu appointed as President of Microfinance Institutions Network
R Baskar Babu has been appointed as President of Microfinance Institutions
Network
Patel appointed CFO of KZ Leasing & Finance Ltd
KZ Leasing & Finance Ltd has appointed Ankit Patel as a Chief Financial
Officer (CFO) of the company.
Chakraborty appointed as President of Indian Staffing Federation
Rituparna Chakraborty has been appointed as President of Indian Staffing
Federation.
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
which ‘X’ has already expressed, our contributors are advised
to present their own views. Also be brief, say about 200 words at the
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)
Low Interest Rates benefit only Corporates
Whom do low Interest Rates benefit ? Economy ? No, only the Corporates.
At the cost of the Poor. The Indian Government is not extending the
tenure of the current Governor of RBI so that they can decrease the
interest rates at will. To clip the wings of the RBI Governor, they
have even formed a Committee who will decide the interest rates in future.
When they decrease the interest rates, big business houses that have
Lakhs of Crores of loans benefit at the cost of small savers. The current
Governor of RBI was singularly responsible for opening the can of worms
with regard to bad loans or Non Performing assets of Banks whose main
beneficiaries were the corporate houses like Kingfisher/ Mallya.
So, who is the gainer by reducing interest rates? A few wealthy persons
at the cost of millions of poor middle class small savers whose only
income is from interest from fixed deposits. They don't get any social
security pension like in the Western countries. How will they survive?
Nobody, least the politicians, cares about them. It is a deep rooted
unholy nexus between the unscrupulous politicians and the crony capitalists/
corporates. Almost all business newspapers plead for reduction in interest
rates. Their motive is very clear.
Low interest rates in western countries are understandable in view
of extremely low inflation. They still get positive net return on investment.
What about India which often faces high inflation which neutralises/
negates the returns? We often get negative net returns. Still people
like Subramaniam Swamy, siding with the corporates, stress reduction
of interest rates? Have they ever given a thought to the fate of small
savers and senior citizens who have no other source of income except
interest income? This poor class has no voice, neither through the media
nor through their politician representatives. God save this class !!
J.K.Khanna
I.P.S.
D.G.Police (Rtd)
Half the Zonal Railways headless
Railways are chugging along with half of the zonal Railways without
their heads. It is reported that the vacancies of as many as nine General
Managers have not been filled as the Railway minister does not want
to go by settled norms. He wants 'meritocracy' to rule over seniority-cum
merit. And the meritocracy is to be judged ,as per Suresh Prabhu's yardstick
on the basis of an interview cum a roadmap to be given by the candidates
as to how they will improve the loadings and freight-earning capacity
of their zones. This is to say the least ridiculous. The officers who
have reached the level of being considered to be the General Managers
are being asked entry level questions ignoring their service record
which brought them to the level of being considered fit to be General
Managers. So while the whims are playing with the established norms
half of the zonal Railways are without General Managers necessitating
dual charges not conducive to efficiency.
Aarti Khosla
Lets not play foul
Ashok K Choudhury was selected as MD IRFC out of nine or 10 candidates.
Out of these, if one remembers correctly, five were "Professionals"
as per the latest "Dictionary" introduced by the Ministry
of Railways. It is a tragedy that that an officer of proven ability
is being called an "Amateur" by the mandarins in Rail Bhawan.
Lets not play foul with the established norms and invite ridicule. My
earnest request to MR is to see the unblemished and outstanding track
records of IRAS officers in the IRFC and elsewhere in the GOI and also
the PSUs. Not only this, even in his own backyard, in the ex-cadre posts
of DRMs in the Railways the IRAS officers have decisively outshone their
counterparts. Obviously, the MR's vision and thinking has been blurred
and vitiated by the so called "Professionals" in the Rail
Bhawan. I see no other reason for the unwarranted delay in Ashok's appointment
as MD IRFC. Prabhu Sir, it is never too late ! Please for Heaven's sake
don't get carried away by stray and isolated instances.
Ravi Prabhat
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Multiple RTI Applications seeking huge information
The applicant sought huge information pertaining to Income Tax
offices. He also wanted to know the basis of conducting survey
and search and the specific steps taken to stop tax evasion during
the financial year 2013-14 etc. The PIO submitted that the appellant
has filed as many as 30 appeals before the Central Information
Commission seeking all and sundry information and despite heavy
pressure they have made strenuous efforts to provide the information.
He further stated that much of the information sought by the appellant
is in the public domain and can be accessed by visiting the department's
website www.incometaxindia.in. The appellant stated that he had
lodged a TEP against a medical store in early 2015 and wants to
know what action has been taken by the department. He further
stated that he wants a copy of the scheme for payment of award
to informants. He also requested for a note explaining the method
adopted by the Income Tax Department for assessment and scrutiny.
The PIO stated that he will supply the information as requested
above by the appellant. The CIC observed that once a certain information
is placed in the public domain accessible to the citizens either
freely, or on payment of a predetermined price, that information
cannot be said to be 'held' or 'under the control of' the public
authority and, thus would cease to be an information accessible
under the RTI Act. The Commission hoped the appellant will take
a careful note of the above judicial observations and refrain
from filing frivolous RTI applications in future
Comments
Whenever one is seeking information under the RTI Act, the RTI
Application should be focused and specific. Asking for voluminous
information through multiple applications may lead to a charge
of abuse of the process of law.
Citation: Mr. Pawan Kumar v. Income Tax Department in File No.
CIC/CC/A/2014/001693+001794+002534+002537+002579+002580+002581+
002586 002304+002598+002601+002603+002604+002605+002606+002607+002608+002609
+ 002610+002611+002305+002306+002594+002597+002593+002596+002599+002600
+ 003009+003010/BS/10334
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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