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POLITICS

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She accused Russia and France of taking the initiative in invading her.

A woman to be President or Vice President ?

In the corridors of power it is believed that a woman will either be President or Vice President of India. Three names are already in circulation-Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and former Gujarat Chief Minister Anandi Ben Patel.

Why Narendra Modi is silent these days ?

People are asking one question these days why PM Narendra Modi is silent these days ?. Insiders say "It is a lull before the storm".One can only wait and watch.

Union Cabinet defers proposal !

The Union Cabinet is learnt to have deferred today a proposal to let the overseas Indians vote through electronic means by amending electoral laws.


Modi 'Trumps'..

I'm back in Shimla and it's very cold ...snow all around ...so my Respected Friend...a Retired Senior Bureaucrat...requests me we meet at his place . We sit down in his Fire Place warmed Living Room and over Hot Chocolates and Marshmallows and Gajrela we get chatting..

Me: Ahmed Patel has Tweeted crediting Priyanka for the UP Alliance!
Respected Friend: The one who ordered him to go and placate and negotiate with Ram Gopal must have ordered him to Tweet...giving credit to Priyanka..
M: So this means Rahul is being sidelined ..
RF: High time they did this...but I know Congress has the most warped thought process... this could be their way of getting sympathy for Rahul...bechaara Rahul tag...'how would you feel if your sister displaced you'....
M: And I personally feel Jamai Raja is baggage for Priyanka...
RF: Off and on he does air his views ....and gets badly trolled. But I think if Priyanka takes on the reigns in UP he'll keep an extra low profile ..he will not ride his mobike in UP like he did previously ......
M: Hear Kejri is not too happy with EC...
RF: He will be angry with anyone who questions him...ask any Rebel AAPian....who interacted with him regularly ..two come to mind ..they'll confirm he cannot take criticism of any kind .. first time you question him attitude of his chosen ones towards you changes ...second time ...you are attacked verbally.....third time you are out!!
M: EC's take is absolutely right ...how can a Leader ask voters to accept money ...even if it's from Opposing Parties...
RF: Sometimes I feel he suffers from extreme persecution complex ....
M: By the way has he demanded Trump show him his Degree ...
RF: Read your POTUS and GOTUS ....well POTUS would treat GOTUS's demand with contempt ...very much like Modi does.....
M: I see so many similarities between Trump and Modi ...he's also facing orchestrated protests backed by US Presstitutes ...and even Trump's agenda is to make US strong and let the Americans feel it's their Government ..
RF: But some of his policies will hurt India ....and Indian Companies will have to innovate ....after-all Business is rising up to the occasion ...and then don't forget we are an economy driven by huge domestic consumption...but I also feel it would be a mixed bag for India ...okay let's just go to the Mall.....road is slippery and your support will be needed ..today it's your turn ....joke for the road...
M: Ram Gopal and Ahmed Patel negotiations :
RG : We'll give 50 seats to Congress
AP: Rahul will make 3 speeches
RG: 70
AP: 2 speeches
RG: 100
AP: 1 speech
RG: 105
S: Deal, no speech

Disclaimer: Not meant to inform or influence. With inputs from MSM, SM and Blogs

VJS


DEBATE

How do you see the two most powerful leaders of the World - Donald Trump and Narendra Modi ?

Some people see Donald Trump as Narendra Modi of the USA. Like Modi in 2014, they say, Trump touched the raw nerve of the US citizens in 2016 to win a decisive victory.

If Modi, with his magnetic electoral campaign, won an absolute majority for his party for the first time in 2014, Trump also staged a spectacular campaign to win the top job for himself.

How do you (surfers of whispersinthecorridors.com) see the two most powerful leaders of the World ?

Mail your views at mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com OR suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com


BUREAUCRACY

15 IPS officers retiring in January
As many as 15 IPS officers of various batches and cadres are retiring in January 2017. The officers include: Kishan Kumar of UT cadre; Sukan Paswan, B K Singh and Anand Kumar Singh of Bihar cadre; D J Patel of Gujarat; Om Prakash of Karnataka; Swaran Singh and C V Muniraj of MP; Maria H K Rakesh, Prabhat Ranjan of Maharashtra cadre; Parampal Singh of Punjab; Gurcharan Rai, Mahesh Kumar Goyal of Rajasthan and Vijaya Kumar Gupta, Prem Narayan of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

File of 1981 batch IRS (IT) officers to be cleared ?

File pertaining to the promotion of about half a dozen 1981 batch IRS (IT) officers to the rank of Principal CCIT is being cleared in a week or two.

Appointment of two new Members of CBDT in a couple of weeks !

Appointment of two new Members of the CBDT is being made in a couple of weeks.

Rajul Awasthi deemed to quit IRS

Rajul Awasthi is deemed to have resigned from the Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre.

Mahiwal goes on inter cadre deputation to Bihar

Rahul Ranjan Mahiwal has been transferred from Maharashtra to Bihar cadre on inter cadre deputation. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

A K Bhalla is also Director, IIFT

A K Bhalla, DGFT, has been assigned an additional charge of Director, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT). He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of AM cadre.

Avinash Joshi appointed MD, OPaL

Avinash Joshi has been appointed as Managing Director, ONGC Petro additions Limited (OPaL) on depubation basis. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of AM cadre.

S S Mishra appointed IG (Ops) NSG
Major General S S Mishra has been appointed as Inspector General (Ops) in National Security Guard (NSG) on deputation basis.

Ms Soma Mondal appointed Director (Comm), SAIL

Ms Soma Mondal, Director (Commercial), National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), has been appointed as Director (Commercial), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved her appointment to the post.

Sandhu is new HC to Srilanka

Taranjit Singh Sandhu, the new High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka, presented his credentials to Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena in Colombo on Tuesday.

Dharmvir Jha appointed Director, Rural Development

Dharmvir Jha has been appointed as Director in the Department of Rural Development in Government of India. He is a 2001 batch Indian Statistical Services (ISS) officer.

Additional charge of Director, IITM to Dr Krishnan extended

Additional charge of Director, Indian Institute of Tropical Meterology (IITM), Pune to Dr R Krishnan has bee extended for a period of six months.

Additional charge of DG, NILERD to Dr Yogesh Suri extended

Additional charge of Director General, National Institute of Labour Economics Research and Development (NILERD) to Dr Yogesh Suri, Adviser, NITI Aayog has been extended for a further period of six months.

Additional charge of Chairman, DGWB to Biswas extended

Additional charge of Chairman, Central Ground Water Board (DGWB) to K B Biswas, Member Engineering CGWB extended for a further period of six months.

Additional charge of Director, NCESS to Dr Prakash extended

Additional charge of Director, National Centre for Earth Sciences Studies (NCESS), Thiruvananthapuram to Dr T N Prakash has been extended for a further period of six months.

Kimbuong Kipgen appointed as Joint Secretary in situ in DoPT

Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officer, Kimbuong Kipgen has been appointed as Joint Secretary in situ in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) after empanelment to Joint Secretary grade.

Sagar Mehra appointed Joint Secretary in situ in Animal Husbandry

Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officer, Sagar Mehra has been appointed as Joint Secretary in situ in the Department of Animal Husbandry after empanelment to Joint Secretary grade.

Gayatri Mishra appointed Joint Secretary in situ in DoPT

Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officer, Gayatri Mishra has been appointed as Joint Secretary in situ in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) after empanelment to Joint Secretary grade.

Vanjraj A Chavda appointed Joint Secretary in situ in ARPG

Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officer, Vanjraj A Chavda has been appointed as Joint Secretary in situ ARPG after empanelment to Joint Secretary grade.

Mukul Ratra appointed Joint Secretary in situ in DoPT

Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officer, Mukul Ratra has been appointed as Joint Secretary in situ in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) after empanelment to Joint Secretary grade.

V B Dubey appointed Joint Secretary in situ in Supply

Central Secretariat Service (CSS) officer, V B Dubey has been appointed as Joint Secretary in situ in the Department of Supply after empanelment to Joint Secretary grade.

Tenure of R N Jha as Director (Tech), MECL extended

The tenure of R N Jha as Director (Technical), Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL) has been extended for a further period of two years upto January 2019.

Ghosh continues as Director (S), GRSE till June

Cmde Ratnakar Ghosh will continue as Director (Shipbuilding), Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) till June 30, 2017.

Vineet Agarwal appointed Special Director, Enforcement, Mumbai

Vineet Agarwal has been appointed as Special Director of Enforcement, Mumbai. He is a 1994 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Pramod Kumar Gupta appointed OSD to Santosh Gangwar

Pramod Kumar Gupta, AGM, Engineers India Limited, has been appointed as OSD to Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State for Finance at Director level.

Dr Prabhat Kumar Singh appointed Director, AIIMS, Patna

Dr Prabhat Kumar Singh has been appointed as Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Patna.

Prof Ravi Kant appointed Director, AIIMS, Rishikesh

Professor Ravi Kant, has been appointed as Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh.

Ms T J Kavitha appointed PS to Mrs Anupriya Patel

Ms T J Kavitha has been appointed as Private Secretary to Mrs Anupriya Patel, Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare. She is a 2000 batch IFS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Sanjay Mangal is also Director, CRCL

Sanjay Mangal, Commissioner, IGI Airport, Delhi Customs has been given an additional charge of Director, CRCL. He is an IRS(C&E) officer.

Major gain for ZEE TV

After Rajasthan & Uttrakhand, now Bihar Etv Editor Kumar Prabodh along-with his team resigned from Etv and joined Zee Purvaiya ( Bihar ) Channel. After the exit of Jagdish Chandra, Prabodh is the 3rd Etv Editor, who has joined Jagdish Chandra in Zee. Network18, which suffered a major losses in Rajasthan, Uttrakhand & Bihar, is reported very upset and no one really know that who will be the next to join Zee ?

MP cadre IPS officer Chanchal Shekhar is new IG SSB Patna

Chanchal Shekhar has taken ovaer as inspector-general, Sashastra Seema Bal, Patna Frontier. He is 1995 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

No IIS officers available for CBI & CRPF

No IIS officer is available for CBI and CRPF. Both organisations have cadre posts in PR cell. It is said that due to shortage of officers Ministry of I & B is not taking interest to post any IIS officer to these organisations. Post of CIO in CBI and PRO in CRPF are lying vacant for more than one month.

A K Garg promoted to ADG (Civil) in CPWD

A K Garg has been promoted to the grade of Additional Director General (Civil) in the Central Public Works Department (CPWD).

6 IPS Probationers of 2015 batch allocated Tamil Nadu cadre

As many as six Probationers of Indian Police Service of 2015 batch have been allocated Tamil Nadu cadre after the completion of training at Vallabhbhai Patel Police Academy, Hyderabad. They are: Allatipalli Pavan Kumar Reddy, D N Hari Kiran Prasad, R Shiva Prasad, Jawahar G, Sundaravathanam E and Dongare Pravin Umesh.

IPS has more sanctioned strength then IAS

It's official that IPS snatined strength is more than the IAS officers in Greater National Council of Territory of Delhi(GNCTD). According to information that the sanctioned strength of AGMUT cadre IAS officers is 183. But GNCTD) has maximum strength of 56 IAS officers whereas IPS officers's strength at GNCTD is 80. It is half of the total strength 160.

MNRE takes stock

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy takes stock of its projects and estimates for next financial year.

Dr Srivastava appointed Member, ASRB

Dr A K Srivastava, Director, NDRI, Karnal, has been appointed as Member (Animal Sciences), ASRB.

Ramawtar promoted and posted as IG, BSF

Ramawtar has been promoted and posted as the new Inspector General (IG) of the BSF, Jammu Frontier.

Dr P V Maruti appointed as Private Secretary to Suresh Prabhu (UPDATED)

Dr Pingale Vijay Maruti has been appointed as Private Secretary to Suresh Prabhu, Minister for Railways. He is a 2004 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

(We said this on Jan 2, 2017)

Mrs Manju Rajpal repatriated to her parent cadre (UPDATED)
Mrs Manju Rajpal, Director, Cabinet Secretariat, has been given premature repatriation to her parent cadre. She is 2000 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Post of Goyal upgraded to Special Secretary level in Panchayati Raj (UPDATED)
The post of Anil Kumar Goyal as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Panchayat Raj, has been upgraded to Special Secretary grade after promotion to Apex scale. He is a 1981 batch IFS officer of Kerala cadre.

R K Dutta to be new DGP of Karnataka (UPDATED)
Outgoing Special Director of the CBI and presently Special Secretary in MHA R K Dutta is returning to the parent Karnataka cadre as DGP. 1981 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre would take over as new DGP of the state on January 31.

Over 80 persons appointed as Independent Directors in PSUs (UPDATED)
More than 80 persons have been appointed as Non-official Independent Directors on the Boards of various Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).

Neeraj Mehrotra appointed as Director, Telecommunications (UPDATED)

Neeraj Mehrotra has been appointed as Director in the Department of Telecommunications in Government of India. He is a 1990 batch Indian Defence Service of Engineers (IDSE) officer.

Narayan Gambhir appointed as OSD to Minister for Chemicals (UPDATED)

Narayan Gambhir has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers. He is a private person.

Amit Mehrotra appointed as Director, Power (UPDATED)

Amit Mehrotra has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Power, Delhi. He is a 1993 batch Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSSE) officer.

Rajeev Kumar appointed as Director, MHA (UPDATED)

Rajeev Kumar has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Delhi. He is a 2000 batch Indian Ordinance Factory Service (IOFS) officer.

S K Rai appointed Director, MHA (UPDATED)

Sudhir Kumar Rai has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Delhi. He is a 1996 batch Indian Telecommunications Service (ITS) officer.

Rohit Bhardwaj appointed Director in NATGRID (UPDATED)

Rohit Bhardwaj has been appointed as Director in the NATGRID under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Delhi. He is a 1998 batch Indian Statistical Services (ISS) officer.

Vineet Chawdhry appointed Principal Advisor, Grievances in HP (UPDATED)

Vineet Chawdhry has been appointed as Principal Advisor, Redressal of Public Grievances in Himachal Pradesh. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Dr Garima Mittal is also Additional Secretary, Forests in Haryana (UPDATED)

Dr Garima Mittal has been given the additional charge of the post of Additional Secretary, Forests & Wild Life in Haryana. She is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Bhardwaj appointed Registrar , FTII (UPDATED)
Varun Bhardwaj has been appointed Registrar, Films & Television Institute of India ( FTII). He has taken over the charge of the post. He is an IIS officer.

K Agarwal gets additional charges (UPDATED)
Sanjay Kumar Agarwal has been assigned additional charge as Commissioner(Appeal-I), Coimbatore CX and Commissioner(Appeal-II), Coimbatore CX (Trichy). He is an IRS(C&E) officer.

Five persons get 'Sarvattam Jeevan Raksha Padak' (UPDATED)
The conferment of Sarvattam Jeevan Raksha Padak on five persons has been approved by the Government of India. They are: Ms Roluahpuii (Posthumous), Mizoram; Shishir Kumar Yadavannavr (Posthumous), Karnataka; Vadmitra Choudhary, (Posthumous), Uttar Pradesh; Rakesh Kumar CN (Posthumous), Karnataka and Suresh NB (Posthumous), Kerala.

23 persons get 'Jeevan Raksha Padak' (UPDATED)
The conferment of 'Jeevan Raksha Padak' on 23 persons has been approved by the Government of India. They are: Yashwant Kumar Pisda, Chhattisgarh; Dara Singh, Haryana; Dinesh Kumar, Himachal Pradesh; Ratheeshan Nambolan, Kerala; Master Anandhakrishnan A, Kerala; Master Akhil K. Shibu, Kerala; Tejesh Brijlal Sonawane, Maharashtra; Manoj Sudhakarrao Barahate, Maharashtra; Isac Lalrinchhana, Mizoram; Lalmohan Mohanta, Odisha; Kum. Nazia, Uttar Pradesh; Pankaj Kumar Pandey, Tamil Nadu; Anoop Mishra, Uttar Pradesh; Kapil Kumar Shishodia, Uttar Pradesh; Neelkant Ramesh Harikantra, Maharashtra; Manohar Mahato, West Bengal; Balen Rajbongshi, West Bengal; Dharmendra Kumar Yadav, West Bengal; Master Kamlesh Pradhan, Chhattisgarh; Kum. Angelica Tynsong, Meghalaya; Master Sai Krishna Akhil Kilambi, Telangana; Tshewana Thinlay Lachungpa, Sikkim and Altaf Ahmed Khan, Jammu & Kashmir.

Eight persons get 'Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak' (UPDATED)
The conferment of 'Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak' on eight persons has been approved by the Government of India. They are: Mrigesh Narayan Barua, Assam; Dr C Gopakumar (Posthumous), Kerala; Govind Laxman Tupe, Maharashtra; Churchill, Mizoram; Mrs Roluahpuii, Mizoram; Bir Bajrangbali Pandey, West Bengal; Master Maurice Yengkhom, Manipur and Master Shivansh Singh (Posthumous), Uttar Pradesh.

Two officers get Medal for Distinguished Service (UPDATED)
Two officers have been given President's Correctional Service Medal for Distinguished Service. They are: V Thangam, Chief Head Warder (W), Special Prison for Women, Madurai, Tamil Nadu and Sharad, DIG, Prison, Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

27 officers get Medal for Meritorious Service (UPDATED)

As many as 27 officers have been chosen for Correctional Service Medal for Meritorious Service. They are: Ganeshbai Jethidas Makwana, Jailor-I Rajkot Central Jail, Rajkot, Gujarat, Ishvarbhai Velajibhai Chaudhari, Superintendent, Patan Sub Jail, Gujarat, Ajit Singh, Head Warder, District Jail, Rewari, Haryana, Naresh Kumar Hooda, Head Warder, District Jail Bhiwani, Haryana, M.C. Kenge Gowda, Jailor, Central Prison, Mysore, Karnataka, Ramesh Raghunath Shinde, Havildar, Yerwada Central Prison, Maharashtra, Subhash Dnyanoba Kurhade, Jail Sepoy Yerwada Central Prison, Maharashtra, Shivajirao Baburao Patil, Havildar, Kolhapur Central Prison, Maharashtra, T. Sharat Singh, Head Warder, Manipur Central Jail, Sajiwa, Manipur, T. Bendangsenla, Assistant Office Suptd., Prison Headquarter, Nagaland, Bivendu Bhuyan, Assistant Jailor, Special Jail, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Kalu Charan Swain, Head Warder, Sub-Jail, Paralakhemundi, Odisha, Monika Agarwal, Dy. Superintendent, Mahila Bandi Sudhar Grih, Jaipur, Rajasthan, Suman Maliwal, Dy. Superintendent, Distt Jail, Bhilwara, Rajasthan, Jagan Lal Kachlariya, Steno Grade-2, Head Quarters, Prisons & Correctional Services, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Chhabi Prasad Sharma, Head Warder, Sub Jail Katghora, Chhattisgarh, Mosali Reddy Bhaskar, Deputy Superintendent of Jails, District Jail, Mahaboob Nagar, Telangana, Paidi Vijay Kumar, Chief Head Warder, Central Prison, Cherlapalli, Telangana, A. Madasamy, Deputy Jailor, Central Prison, Palayamcottai, Tamil Nadu, N. Marimuthu, Grade-I Warder, Central Prison, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, Mohd. Javed, Head Warder, Central Prison, Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, Ramendra Nath Srivastav, Head Warder, District Prison, Badayun, Uttar Pradesh, Ravindra Nath Srivastav, Head Warder, Central Prison, Naini, Uttar Pradesh, Pradeep Kumar Verma, Head Warder, District Prison, Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, Uttam Das, Chief Head Warder, Presidency Correctional Home, West Bengal, Tajuddin Ahammad, Chief Head Warder, Burdwan Central Correction Home, West Bengal and Gopal Chandra Biswas, Chief Head Warder, Midnapore Central Correctional Home, West Bengal.

 


CORPORATE


Puri to be new head of ITC on February 5 ?

In all probability Sanjiv Puri will take over as new CEO of the ITC on February 5 when incumbent Y C Deveshwar steps aside on .

BHEL bags Rs 1,360 cr landmark order from POWERGRID

BHEL bags Rs 1,360 crore landmark order for + 800 kV, 6,000 MW UHVDC Project from POWERGRID.

Bagdalkar is BEL's Director (Human Resources)

Union Ministry of Defence has appointed Ramchander N Bagdalkar as Director (Human Resources) of Bharat Electronics Limited.

Parikh to be Interim CFO of GNVFCL

Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited has appointed D V Parikh who is Additional General Manager (Finance) as Interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company w.e.f. February 1, 2017.

Khandelwal quits as Part-time Non Official Director of PNB

Gautam Premnath Khandelwal has quit as Part-time Non Official Director of Punjab National Bank.

Ms Srivastava is CS of Syncom Healthcare Ltd

Syncom Healthcare Limited has appointed Ms Charu Srivastava as Company Secretary of the company.

Mehta quits as Director of TTI Enterprise Ltd

Jitendra Kumar Mehta has quit as Director of TTI Enterprise Ltd.

Ms Bagla is Independent Director of Maharashtra Scooters Ltd

Maharashtra Scooters Limited has appointed Ms Richa Bagla, IAS, as Independent Director of the company.

Gupta quits as CFO of Spentex Industries Ltd

Sharat Kumar Gupta has quit as Chief Financial Officer of Spentex Industries Limited.

Dakhili appointed as Director of CPCL

Mohammad Bagher Dakhili has been appointed as a Director of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited.

Nambiar to quit as Independent Director of Hotel Leela Venture Limited

Madhavan Nambiar is quitting as Independent Director of Hotel Leela Venture Limited due to his other commitments.

Ms Gupta appointed Nominee Director of Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd

Ms Meenakshi Gupta, Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor(AS&FA) has been appointed as Part-time Government Nominee Director of Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited.


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)

Modi is Dilip Kumar of Indian Politics.Trump can not be compared with him

Dr Kumar


Trump and Modi both are autocratic. Trump is President of a literate country but not Modi.

Sanjay


DoPT should soon issue orders

It is now six months when the CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 were issued specifying in Para 2(2)(vii) that these rules shall not apply to persons re-employed in Government after retirement. This time DoPT has much delayed issuing pay revision orders in respect of re-employed pensioners as in the past, Govt. issued such orders on 11th Nov., 2008 vide DoPT OM No.3/13/2008-Estt. (Pay II) i.e. within two and a half months after pay scales were revised consequent upon implementation of 6th Pay Commission's recommendations by Department of Expenditure. DoPT may issue such orders soon so as not to deprive the re-employed pensioners any longer of their legitimate benefit as a result of acceptance of the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission by GoI, which has already been given to other working Govt employees -

Paul


Building of Ram temple ?

The demolition of disputed structure at Ayodhya was a black day for secular India. Building of Ram temple on that site will further break the social fabric in the country. Otherwise also there are already thousands of temples in our country and one more will not make any difference. Yes, for unity in Hindus, for which RSS is craving, a Dalit should be made Chief Priest of the proposed temple. Also, in the existing temples in the country, Dalit as per their share(population wise) should be appointed as priests which will give them a sense of belongingness for the religion. Further, it also needs to be clarified that there is no reservation for SCs/STs, rather it is only representation, which is required to be implemented in the temples also.

Juglal Singh

DATE WITH RTI

Information which is not part of the original RTI Application

The appellant sought information relating to earth work in connection with Guage Conversion on Ratlam - Khandwa Section of Western Railway and matters related thereto. On receipt of the reply, the appellant contested that certain information had not been correctly supplied and sought information for a specific period. On perusal of the RTI application, the CIC noted that that the appellant had himself submitted a vague and ambiguous query with regard to the above points which were replied by the respondent to the best of their abilities. The appellant subsequently, sought information for a specific period which was not a part of the RTI application. The appellant was advised that for specific information sought by him, he should file another RTI application.

Comments

While filing an application under the RTI Act, an applicant should pinpoint the specific information being sought by him failing which the results of the RTI application would not entirely be to his satisfaction. No new information can be sought at the appellate level.

Citation: Mr. Deepak Uppal v. CPIO, Headquarters Office, Western Railway in Appeal No.:-CIC/VS/A/2014/003762/BJ

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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