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POLITICS
This is History (320)
From the "Scourage of God" mit became the "Sick Man of
Europe".
Congress can't remain without power !
It came up for discussion at a get-together, whether Congress can remain
without power and the majority opinion was that it cannot remain without
power for long as the DNA of the party sans the word 'opposition'.
Who has used Adani's plane the most ?
The discussion at a get-together on who has used Adani's plane the most
remained inconclusive as no one was able to come out with a convincing
reply.
Three posts vacant in CMO, Delhi
At present all three Secretary level posts are vacant in CM office,
Delhi govt. Rajendra Kumar, PS is on CBI remand, Spl Secretary Gitika
has been transferred and Vasant Kumar Additional Secretary is on study
leave.
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
Ms Rani Singh Nair to be next Chairman of CBDT ?
In all probability, Rani Singh Nair will be new Chairperson of the CBDT
on August 1. She is 1979 batch IRS (IT ) officer.
DPC for 1983 batch IFS next month ?
DPC for empanelment of 1983 batch Indian Foreign Service officers to
the rank of Secretary is expected to take place next month.
Jawed Ashraf to be HC Singapore !
Jawed Ashraf is going to be new High Commissioner of Singapore. He is
1991 batch IFS officer.
Nine posts of GM vacant in Railways
Altogether 9 posts of General Managers are currently vacant in the Railways.
Meanwhile,44 officials have been empanelled for GM.
FSB to meet this month ?
Foreign Service Board (FSB) is expected to meet this month.
14 candidates allocated ICLS
As many as 14 candidates have been allotted Indian Corporate Law Service
(ICLS) against the Civil Service examination (CSE) - 2015.
3 IAS officers out of five from Maharashtra empanelled as Addl Secretary
in GoI
Only three IAS officers out of five belonging to 1986 batch from Odisha
cadre have been empanelled for Additional Secretary level posts in Government
of India.
S P Singh Parihar empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI
S P Singh Parihar has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary
or Additional Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India. He
is a 1986 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.
Mrs Ramalingam likely to succeed Jain as Director (Mktg), BEL on Aug
1
Mrs Anandi Ramalingam, GM, BEL, is expected to take over the charge
as Director (Marketing), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on August
1, 2016. She will succeed P K Jain retiring on July 31, 2016.
CMDE B B Nagpal likely to join as Director (CPP&BD), GSL on Aug
1
CMDE B B Nagpal, Principal Director (SSG) in Ministry of Defence, whose
appointment as Director (Corporate Planning, Project & Business
Development), Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), has been approved by the Government
of India, will be taking over the charge on August 1, 2016.
Subbiah is new CEO, Alliance Air
Subbiah has taken over as new CEO of the Alliance Air. This is a part
of the Air India.
Bhanu Bhaskar to be JD in CBI
Bhanu Bhaskar currently posted in CBI Training Academy Gaziabad is being
promoted to the rank of Joint Director in the CBI. He is 1996 batch
IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
Will PSs go with ministers ?
Some Union Ministers have been allotted new ministries. Now the big
question is that will they be able to take their old PS from the ministries.
Major reshuffle of IAS in Delhi govt expected
Delhi govt. is likely to see major reshuffle of IAS officers in days
to come. About 4 posts are vacant presently.
Nine IIS officers get new postings
Nine IIS Group A and various cadre officials have been transferred and
posted at various places. Madhu N. Shekhar, Dy.Director, DFP, Bhopal,
Keerti Tiwari, New Media Wing, Delhi, R Murthy, AD News, AIR, Bangaluru,
Manikant Thakur, DD NEWS, Delhi, Ram Khiladi Meena, AD News, DDK,Hisar,
Sanjay Kumar, AIR News, Delhi,S.R.Hashmi,AD, New Media Wing, Delhi,
Ritesh Chaudhary, AD , AMMC, Delhi and H P Kunappa Redidi, AD, News
DDK, Hyderabad.
Mukesh Kumar Lal appointed as Director in PD, Audit office, Gujarat
Mukesh Kumar Lal, Senior Deputy Accountant General (A/cs, VLC/Wks),
O/o Accountant General (A&E), Bihar, Patna, has been posted as Director
(CERA/CRA-I/Admn.), in the office of Principal Director of Audit, Central,
Ahmedabad. He is a 2006 batch IA&AS officer.
Sunder Natarajan appointed as CGM (PF), Corp Centre, Mumbai
Sunder Natarajan has been appointed as Chief General Manager, Project
Finance State Bank of India at Corporate Centre, Mumbai.
Brig Upendra Dwivedi to be promoted to Acting Rank of Maj Gen
Brig Upendra Dwivedi, JAK RIF, has been approved for the promotion to
the Acting Rank of Maj Gen in the Command & Staff stream and Staff
only stream.
Keshav Kumar is back to Gujarat
Joint Director CBI in Mumbai Keshav Kumar is back to the parent Gujarat
cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. He is 1986 batch
IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.
Sanjiv Chaturvedi likely to return to parent cadre
Sanjiv Chaturvedi, Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare, is expected to return to his parent cadre. He is a 2002 batch
IFS officer of Haryana cadre.
Virendra Singh appointed Director, Municipal Admn, Mumbai
Virendra Singh has been posted as Director, Municipal Administration,
Mumbai in Maharasthra. He is a 2006 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra
cadre.
Prabhat Kumar shifted to WR after promotion to SAG
Prabhat Kumar has been transferred to Western Railway after promotion
to Senior Administrative Grade (SAG). He is an IRTS officer.
Amitava Mukherjee shifted to ER after promotion to SAG
Amitava Mukherjee, who is presently in the cadre of Eastern Railway,
has been promoted to the Senior Administrative Grade (SAG). He is an
IRTS officer.
Tarun Jain shifted to NCR after promotion to SAG
Tarun Jain has been transferred to North Central Railway after promotion
to the Senior Administrative Grade (SAG). He is an IRTS officer.
Barkade posted in Pune
IRPS officer Barkade has been posted as Senior DPO Pune Division in
Central Railway.
Vacancy of Joint Secretary, IPP arising in July
A vacancy of Joint Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy
& Promotion is arising in July.
Meena is ADG, Jail UP
Gopal Lal Meena , a 1987 batch IPS officer has been appointed new ADG,
Jail in UP. Earlier he was ADG, Railway.
IPS changes in Uttar Pradesh
SP Etwah Piyush Srivastava has been transferred as SP, Railway Agra,
He is a 2005 batch IPS officer. Vinay Kumar Yadav has been posted as
SP, Rai Bareli. He is a 2006 batch IPS officer. H,N.Singh , a 2006 batch
IPS officer and SP, Rai Bareli has been transferred and posted as SP,
LIU, Lucknow and N. Kolanchi has been appointed as SP, Etawah. He is
a 2008 batch IPS officer.
Three IAS Officers given new postings in HP
(UPDATED)
Mrs Manasi Sahay Thakur has been appointed as Director, Women &
Child Development and will also hold the additional charge of the post
of Director, Information Technology while Rugved Millind Thankur was
posted as Deputy Commissioner, Bilaspur and R Selvam will be Director,
Rural Development & Panchayati Raj cum Ex-Officio Secretary.
Minor reshuffle of IPS Officers in UP (UPDATED)
As many as six IPS Officers have been transferred and posted to different
places in Uttar Pradesh. Accordingly, Gopal Gupta has been appointed
as DG, Railways while Gopal Lal Meena was posted as ADG, Administration
and Reforms Services. Similarly, Sanjay M Tarde will remain as ADG CBCID
while N Kolanchi was appointed as SSP, Etawah; Vinay Kumar Yadav as
SP, Raebareli; Piyush Srivastava as SP, Railway, Agra and Hari Narayan
Singh has been posted as SP, Intelligence, Lucknow.
Chahatey Ram appointed as GM, Northeast Frontier
Railway (UPDATED)
Chahatey Ram has been appointed as General Manager, Northeast Frontier
Railway, Guwahati. He is an IRSE officer.
Justice Kannan appointed as Chairman, RCT (UPDATED)
Justice K Kannan, Judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court, has been appointed
as Chairman, Railway Claims Tribunal (RCT) for a period of five years.
Temporary charges of DoPT to Ms Duggal (UPDATED)
Ms Anjuly Chib Duggal has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary,
Personnel and Training till the return of present incumbent from leave.
She is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.
Srivastava gets charge of Performance Mgt,
Cabinet Sect, Admn Reforms, Pensions (UPDATED)
Sanjay Kumar Srivastava has been assigned additional charges of Secretary,
Performance Management, Cabinet Secretariat and Administrative Reforms,
Public Grievances and Pensions. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of UT
cadre.
Mrs Bharati Sihag continues as CMD, NMDC (UPDATED)
Mrs Bharati S Sihag will continue holding an additional charge of CMD,
NMDC till the regular incumbent is appointed to this post. She is a
1983 batch IAS officer of HP cadre.
Satish Chandra Verma laterally shifted as
IG, CRPF (UPDATED)
Satish Chandra Verma presently working as CVO, North Eastern Electric
Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO), Shillong, has been shifted to CRPF
as IG on lateral basis for his balance period on central deputation.
He is a 1986 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.
Ms Amrita Dash appointed as Director, SVPNPA,
Hyderabad (UPDATED)
Ms Amrita Dash has been appointed as Assistant Director at SP level
in Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA), Hyderabad.
She is a 2006 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre.
CORPORATE
Kapoor appointed CEO of IDFC Asset Management Company
Vishal Kapoor has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of IDFC
Asset Management Company.
Hase appointed as Group CEO (Internet-of-Things) of Anil Ambani-led
Reliance Group
Juergen Hase has been appointed as Group Chief Executive Officer (Internet-of-Things)
of Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group.
Pandey appointed Part-time Official Director of HMT Ltd
Subhash Chandra Pandey has been appointed as Part-time Official Director
of HMT Limited.
Khawas resigns as Whole-time Director of Nandan Denim Limited
Ganesh Kapooraram Khawas has resigned as Whole - time Director of Nandan
Denim Limited.
Pathak appointed CS of Max Financial Services Ltd
Max Financial Services Limited has appointed Sandeep Pathak as Company
Secretary of the company.
Ms Agarwal resigns as CS of Websol Energy System Ltd
Ms Swati Agarwal has resigned as Company Secretary of Websol Energy
System Ltd.
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)
Stop suicides by farmers
This is a request to the Finance Minister Arun Jaitely, to stop suicides
by farmers. Govt. should come out to open one bank only for the small
farmers with holding of up to 10 acres of agricultural land who are
in heavy debt due to reasons of natural calamities in their area. That
bank should invite all such farmers to submit their applications for
grant of loan by getting pledged their land and the such loan provided
to be repaid with period of 5 to 15 years with small EMI. In case farmer
is not able to repay the loan amount in small EMI, his land should not
be sold to recover the loan but should be given on lease to other farmers
or bank can invite application from people to install solar power plants
and from the income so earned, the loan amount/EMI can be deducted and
balance be credited to the farmer's account. With this scheme farmers
will stop making suicides and their loan will be adjusted in period
of 5 to 15 years. In India, small farmers are in heavy debt in the hands
of money lenders, commission agents, etc. Hope our respected Prime Minister
and Finance Minister will look into this suggestion and immediately,
open up such banks for small farmers to save them from going for suicides.
R K Garg
Is a Secretary not well groomed ?
I thought a Secretary is a well groomed and Experienced India Admin
Service personnel no matter where he served most. This post communicates
that it is not so.
Arun Mishra
Lalmalsawma is also a tribal !
Sir, I am a regular reader of your site and appreciate your work. One
of your posts on July 04, 2016 mentions that there are now two tribal
Secretaries in the country viz., O P Meena of Rajasthan and Ms Rajbala
Verma of Jharkhand. If I am not mistaken, the present Chief Secretary
of Mizoram is a tribal viz., Lalmalsawma,1983 batch IAS Officer of AGMUT.
Biak Phaipi
IRAS officer is more professional
Ashok Kumar Chowdhury is from the same service as his predecessor i.e
Rajiv Dutt the erstwhile CMD of IRFC. R Dutt performed extremely well
as CMD/IRFC and we can have the same expectation from AK Chaudhury !
Hence an IRAS officer is more professional and suited to working in
a Railway PSU than a so called non Railway Professional !
Vox Populi
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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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