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This is History (269)
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Chhattisgarh CM Dr Raman Singh's unique Initiative : Lok Suraj
On a hot afternoon when sun is scorching hot at 45 degrees, a helicopter
lands in Bhejji village of Sukma District, in the jungle area on the
AP border.. Bhejji villagers, had deserted the village and migrated
to AP due to daily harassment of naxals. The access to the village could
never be upgraded from its cart track status due to the naxalites attacks
on contractors and labourers. Now for the last one years the work on
the road has progressed under a heavy the protection of security forces.
It rattled the naxalites so much that as many as 53 IED (Improvised
Explosive Devices) were planted on 28 km stretch of this road. Seven
jawans lost their lives for this road. Today the villagers are back
to stay in their homes. The road is nearing completion, the cement concreting
work has started and would be completed shortly. Villagers are thrilled
to find their CM Dr Raman amongst them. He has come to assure them the
connectivity, connectivity of road, power, hospital, schools, hostels
and ambulances. Not only he assures them of protection but also dares
the followers of violence by travelling on a motorcycle on the Bhejji
- Injaram road. Kudos to him! This is part of his campaign of good governance
called lok suraj. Where he takes his entire Cabinet and officers from
Chief Secretary down to Patwari to villages of Chhattisgarh. They sit
together and hold a Chaupal style interaction where villagers speak
with the CM one to one. Problems are highlighted, solutions are found
and inter-departmental coordination issues are resolved on the spot.
This campaign runs for one whole month and connects the CM directly
with the pulse of people. A Best Practice Indeed.
In Direct election Ram Dev will be President ?
People say, in case there is a direct election of President in India,
Ram Dev will emerge victorious. In every village of the country with
his army of agents and stockists Yog Guru is known. An alarming bell
for all the political parties.
A booklet of achievements
The NDA govt is going to complete two years on May 26 this year. All
the ministries are preparing a booklet of achievements which will be
distributed to media and other related agencies.
BUREAUCRACY
Chahate Ram to be GM N-F Railways
Grapevine has it that Chahate Ram is being
appointed General Manager of the North-Frontier Railways. He is presently
posted in Jaipur.
Justice Joseph to move as CJ of AP High Court
Grapevine has it that Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court Justice
K M Joseph is moving to the Andhra Pradesh High Court.This road of AP
will lead him to the Apex court.
Justice Bhosale to be new CJ of Allahabad High Court ?
Latest information says that Acting Chief Justice of the Hyderabad High
Court Justice Dilip B Bhosale of the Hyderabad High Court is being appointed
new Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court.
Kerala High Court to have acting CJ ?
According to informed sources. there is going to be an acting Chief
Justice of the Kerala High Court.
Atma Ram Nadkarni appointed Additional Solicitor General
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment
of Atma Ram Nadkarni, Senior Advocate, Bombay High Court as Additional
Solicitor General of India in Supreme Court of India for a period of
three years.
Sanjay Awasthi is new Member-Secretary NCTE
Sanjay Awasthi has been appointed Member -Secretary of National Council
for Teacher Education (NCTE) under the Ministry of HRD. He is 1989 batch
IRS (IT) officer.
Ashok is new JS, NCST
1983 batch IFS officer of Uttarakhand cadre Ashok has been appointed
JS National Commission for Scheduled Tribe (NCST).
Rajesh Aggarwal moves as JS Tribal Affairs
Joint Secretary Financial Services Rajesh Aggarwal has been moved in
the same capacity to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs on lateral shift
basis. He is 1989 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
Ms Anna Roy moves to Niti Ayog
Joint Secretary Financial Services Ms Anna Roy has been moved to the
Niti Ayog as Advisor Knowledge and Innovation Hub (KIH). She is 1992
batch IES officer.
Suchindra Mishra is new Joint Secretary Financial Services
Suchindra Mishra has been appointed new Joint Secretary Financial Services.
He is 1992 batch IDAS officer.
Madnesh Kumar Mishra appointed Joint Secretary, Financial Services
Madnesh Kumar Mishra, IRS (IT:1990) has been appointed as Joint Secretary,
Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.
Ms. Anju Nigam appointed Joint Secretary, Information & Broadcasting
Ms. Anju Nigam, IPostalS (1988) has been appointed Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
Arun Baroka appointed Joint Secretary, Drinking Water & Sanitation
Arun Baroka, lAS (UT:1990) has been appointed Joint Secretary, Ministry
of Drinking Water & Sanitation.
Sudhir K. Saxena appointed Joint Secretary Home affairs
Sudhir K. Saxena, IPS (MP:1987) has been appointed Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Home affairs.
R.K. Mitra appointed Joint Secretary, Home Affairs
R.K. Mitra, CSS(1998) has been appointed Joint Secretary(in situ), Ministry
of Home Affairs as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home affairs
Ms. Kalpana Awasthi appointed Director General, National Productivity
Council
Ms. Kalpana Awasthi, lAS (UP:1990) Joint Secretary, Department of Industrial
Policy & Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce & Industry has
been appointed as Director General, National Productivity Council (NPC)
by downgrading the post from AS to JS level for two years under CSS
on lateral shift basis
Jayant Sinha appointed Joint Secretary, Defence
Jayant Sinha, IA&AS (1990) has been appointed Joint Secretary, Department
of Defence, Ministry of Defence, on completion of his tenure in the
Seventh Central Pay Commission for a period of overall five year central
deputation.
Ms. Meenakshi Sharma appointed Additional Director General, Tourism
Ms. Meenakshi Sharma, IA&AS (1988) has been appointed Additional
Director General, Ministry of Tourism from the date of assumption of
the charge of the post for a period of five years.
Sanjeeb Kumar Patjoshi appointed Joint Secretary, Panchayati Raj
Sanjeeb Kumar Patjoshi, IPS (KL:1991) has been appointed Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Panchayati Raj for a period of combined seven year central
deputation.
G Venugopal Reddy granted premature repatriation
Premature repatriation has been granted to G Venugopal Reddy, IRSEE
(1985), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment to his
parent cadre with immediate effect.
Rajiv Arora appointed Joint Secretary, NATGRID
Rajiv Arora, lAS (HY:1987) has been appointed Joint Secretary, NATGRID
under the Ministry of Home Affairs as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Labour
& Employment on lateral shift basis for a period of overall five
year central deputation
A S Butola promoted as Air Marshal in IAF
A V M A S Butola has been promoted to the rank of Air Marshal in the
Indian Air Force (IAF).
Venkateswar is new CPR in Andhra Pradesh
S. Venkateswar has taken over as Commissioner Information and Public
Relations in Andhra Pradesh.
Roshan Horo appointed as Principal CASFOS, Burnihat
Roshan Horo has been appointed as Principal CASFOS, Burnihat. He is
a 2000 batch IFS officer of AGMUT cadre.
V Nallasenapathy appointed as Technical Member in NCLT
V Nallasenapathy has been appointed as a Technical Member in National
Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for a period of five years.
Justice Rajeshwara Rao Vittanalla appointed as Judicial Member, NCLT
Justice Rajeshwara Rao Vittanalla has been appointed as Judicial Member
in the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for a period of five years.
Arun K Kampani empanelled as DIG in GoI
Arun K Kampani has been empanelled for holding Deputy Inspector General
(DIG) level posts in Government of India. He is a 2000 batch IPS officer
of AGMU cadre.
Why appointment of A K Srivastava as Director (Tech), SPMCIL delayed
?
Why are the orders of A K Srivastava, GM, SPMCIL, for the appointment
as Director (Tech), Security Printing and Minting Corporation (I) Limited
(SPMCIL) getting delayed as vacancy is arising on June 1, 2016.
Long term vacancy of Director (Tech), ECIL
The post of Director (Technical), Electronics Corporation of India Limited
(ECIL), has been lying vacant since September 2013.
Why appointment of Suresh Babu as Director (Oper), CSL delayed?
Why is the appointment of Suresh Babu N V, CGM, CSL, as Director (Operations),
Cochin Shipyard Limited getting delayed as the vacancy of this post
has arisen on September 1, 2015?
V K Subburaj, Secretary, Chemicals & Fertilizers, retiring in May
V K Subburaj, Secretary in the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers,
is retiring on May 31, 2016. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of Tamil
Nadu cadre.
Justice Prashant Kumar moves to Allahabad
High Court UPDATED)
Judge of the Jharkhand High Court Justice Prashant Kumar has been moved
to Allahabad High Court.
Justice Ahluwalia moves to Punjab and Haryana
High Court (UPDATED)
Justice Sudip Ahluwalia Judge of the Calcutta High Court has been transferred
to Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Justice Sinha is new C J Rajasthan HC
(UPDATED)
Justice Navin Sinha, Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court,will
be new Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court . He will assume charge
of the office of the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court on or
before 23rd May, 2016.
(We said this on April 25,2016 )
Tripura HC, CJ is new Chhattisgarh CJ.(UPDATED)
Justice Deepak Gupta, Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court, has been
transferred to Bilaspur as the Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High
Court . He will assume charge of the office of the Chief Justice of
the Chhattisgarh High Court on or before 23rdMay, 2016.
(We said this on April 26,2016 )
Gauhati HC judge goes to Tripura (UPDATED)
Justice Tinlianthang Vaiphei, Judge of the Gauhati High Court is going
as a judge of the Tripura High Court .
Justice Vaish Transferred to Meghalaya (UPDATED)
Justice Ved Prakash Vaish, Judge of the Delhi High Court has been transferred
as a Judge of the Meghalaya High Court .
Madras HC judge going to Sikkim HC (UPDATED)
Justice Satish Kumar Agnihotri, Judge of the Madras High Court is going
as a Judge of the Sikkim High Court
Chinmoy Gangopadhyay to be Director (Project)
in the Power Finance Corporation Limited
(UPDATED)
Chinmoy Gangopadhyay, ED (EIG), PFC has been selected for the post of
Director (Project) in the Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) by
the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) at a selection interview
held on Tuesday. As many as 10 officials had appeared for the interview.
DEBATE
Who should be RBI Governor ?
Who should be the next RBI Governor ? Whether
he should be an Economist, a professor, a Banker or a Politician. The
term of present RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan is coming to an end in September.
Mail you views to mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com
or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com
CORPORATE
Paranjape assumes charge as MD and CEO of
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd
Mrugank Paranjape has taken over charge as Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of Multi Commodity Exchange of India
Ltd on May 9, 2016.
Birla resigns as Independent Director of Melstar
Information Technologies Ltd
Vedant Birla has resigned as Independent and Non Executive Director
of Melstar Information Technologies Limited.
Jain resigns Independent Director of Melstar Information Technologies
Ltd
O P Jain has resigned as Independent and Non Executive Director of Melstar
Information Technologies Limited.
Bansal appointed VP & Head (Category Management)
of Snapdeal
Saurabh Bansal has been appointed as Vice President and Head (Category
Management) of Snapdeal.
Rangachari is Non Exec. & Independent Director of Empee Sugars &
Chemicals Ltd
Empee Sugars & Chemicals Ltd has appointed R Rangachari as a Non-Executive
and Independent Director of the company.
Mehta appointed Whole-time Director of Deepak Nitrite Ltd
Deepak Nitrite Limited has appointed Maulik D Mehta as Whole-time Director
of the company.
Reddy appointed as Group CFO & ED of Lycos
Y Ramesh Reddy has been appointed as Group Chief Financial Officer and
Executive Director of Lycos
Kabu appointed as CEO of Ziox Mobiles
Deepak Kabu has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Ziox Mobiles
FORUM
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DEBATE (1)
An Economist who knows the nerve of the country should be appointed
new RBI Governor. Raghuram Rajan is doing a good job.
Prof D P Singh
Welcome Move
It is a welcome move by the Central Government to prematurely retire
non-performing officers. But, what about officers who facilitated decisions
which later emerge as major scandals? For instance, this Augustawestland
issue, the files should have been cleared by the Internal Finance Unit,
Ministry of Finance, etc. Why none of these wings pointed out at any
point of time, the malafide intentions of the guys involved. So corruption
takes place at the behest of those powerful people. There is a subordinate
organisation under Youth Affairs and Sports wherein massive corruption
has been going on unchecked. There is a Pay & Accounts Office which
receives all the original vouchers that are seldom scrutinised. The
local AG Audit people just conduct their audit as a ceremony. Now, the
Central PAO also audits the same office periodically. But the Heads
and DDOs are minting money. Who will catch them ?
Ashok
Right choice
It is right choice to appoint R Chandra as DG because of his integrity
and honesty.
Dr K Chaudhary
Country passing through bad phase
Country is passing through bad times and All the sectors are badly
beaten up.No body is ready to solve the problem. On the contrary problems
are created.
Rakesh Kumar Tenany
Making forces self reliant
I am glad to know that our border guarding force /BSF is procuring
these night vision equipment locally within India to become self reliant.
Most of the items like battlefield surveillance Radars should also be
developed indigenously for use by our troops. Good luck.
H S Brahma
Congratulations
Congratulations to Air Marshal HN Bhagwat.
S M Sachdev
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Failure to provide the information
The appellant sought information pertaining to travelling status
of a PNR number. No reply was given to him. The appellant stated
that he could not board the train because of rush When the case
came up before CIC, the respondent stated that the appellant had
not travelled. The CIC directed to public authority to provide
the information to the appellant through nodal CPIO of the Railway
Board. The CIC admonished the First Appellate Authority for dereliction
of duty and issued show cause notice to the PIOs why penalty should
not be imposed on them.
Comment
The RTI Act, 2005 prescribes a time limit for the PIO and the
FAA to respond to the applicant. Failure to reply to an applicant
within the time limit laid down under the Act may invite the displeasure
of the Information Commission.
Citation: Mr. Vipin Kumar Parashar v.
North Western Rly in Appeal No. CIC/VS/A/2014/002894
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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