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Victors and vanquished alike ,are involved in the after effects of war
finance.
What PM is informed ?
If sources are to be believed, an agency has a different story. It said
that BSP is likely to be the largest single party in UP. Agency has
given edge to Congress in Punjab. Uttarakhand will go in favor of BJP.
Victory of BJP to unite entire opposition
It is widely believed that victory of BJP in the Assembly elections
is going to unite the entire opposition in the country.
Who will be BJP CM in U'Khand?
(UPDATED)
Munna Singh Chauhan, Prakash Pant, Ajay Bhatt, Harak Singh Rawat and
Satpal Maharaj are said to be prominent face of BJP for CM face in Uttarakhand.
U'Khand : Yashpal Arya likely to be Speaker (UPDATED)
Uttarakhand politics is divided in Kumaoon and Garhwal. It is said that
if CM is appointed from Garhwal division than Assembly Speaker will
be from Kumaoon division. Yashpal Arya, a senior party leader and an
important dalit leader is likely to be appointed Speaker of state assembly.
4/1 ..
A friend of mine is a Freelancing Psepholigist cum Surveyor. I happen
to meet him at the Coffee Shop I go for my 11 amCoffee fix.
Me: Oye you have gone a couple of shades darker ...have you started
playing golf ..or have you been spending more time on Juhu Beach...
Friend: Naaaaaa.... I have been travelling in the Constituencies going
to Polls undertaking Pre Poll surveys!
M: Pretty expensive if you were doing it as a Freelancer ...
F: Freelancing for a Company that undertakes such Surveys on a huge
scale ..I think they want unfettered oe you can say Independent view
too...
M: So what is your take for UP... exit Polls showing BJP will be either
Largest Party or will get a majority...
F: I think will get a clear majority... SP paying the price of anti
incumbency ...and then for its drama to fight anti incumbency and then
for its alliance with deadweight Congress !!
M: BSP...seems its now floundering..
F: Though it will do better than is being projected...it's share of
Muslim Vote will be more ...so expect SP-Congress seats to be lower
than are being projected....but BSP's core voter moved to BJP... her
Tilak, Tarazu aur Talwar battle-cry no longer works ...viewing her fixations
... Murti, Purse aur Heere..Bhenji ko nikaal rahe hai dheere dheere..this
is the feeling amongst her erstwhile voters...she did try to assuage
negativity by promising ...no more statues..
M: Punjab..
F: Halqa incharges ...refusal to accept that young voters are now a
force ..they are the FB waale...the communicative lot ...are two major
causes for Akalis tripping....but Akalis will do better than is being
projected... looks like Captain di Sarkaar ...
M: Goa...
F: Goa and UK.. BJP Governments ...
M: Manipur..
F: Sorry could not go there ...but I hear toss-up..but BJP will make
huge gains..
M: What are your biggest takes from these elections..
F: One ...Rahul is a flop ...everywhere I went this was the perception..in
UP people were surprised at Aki allying with Rahul...many termed it
as political naivety of Aki...then......Nation trusts Modi ...he inspires
hope... and there is hope that his tough decisions will lead to better
times... Media is perceived to be the proverbial Narad...and ..and ...Indians
are now getting sick of 'affluent Leaders'...
M: Hmmmm... what is your take on Kejri's allegation on Modi's clothes..
F: Dressing shabbily is not a litmus test of honesty .......and dressing
nattily is not a litmus test of dishonesty....seems Kejri is arithmetically
challenged ...realistically challenged. ...exaggeration is his forte
....but then its his way of staying in the news and damning his opponents...as
per Kejri's allegation ...in 7 RCR there are 3500 sets of attire...Kurta
Payjama Coaties...unwashed...apni usual ludicrousness doh daali ....
VJS
BUREAUCRACY
Who will succeed P K Sinha as Cabinet Secretary
(6)
After Anil Swarup three IAS officers of 1981 batch are also Secretaries
in the Government of India. They are Mssrs Arun Jha (Bihar) Rakesh Srivastava
(Rajasthan) and Rajiv Yadav (AM).
U Venkateswarlu appointed as Joint Secretary,
Social Justice
U Venkateswarlu has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of
Social Justice & Empowerment. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of
Tripura cadre.
Vinod Kumar Tiwari appointed as Joint Secretary,
Tribal Affairs
Vinod Kumar Tiwari has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of
Tribal Affairs. He is a 1986 batch IFoS officer of HP cadre.
Ms Ruby Srivastava appointed as Director (Fin), NPCIL
Ms Ruby Srivastava has been appointed as Director (Finance), NPCIL,
under the Department of Atomic Energy. She is a 1986 batch IRS-IT officer.
Ms Anita Karwal appointed as Joint Secretary,
School Education
Ms Anita Karwal has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of
School Education & Literacy. She is a 1988 batch IAS officer of
Gujarat cadre.
Venudhar Reddy Nukala appointed as Joint Secretary,
Investment Public Asset
Venudhar Reddy Nukala has been appointed as Joint secretary, Department
of Investment & Public Assest Management. He is a 1988 batch IIS
officer.
Ms Niva Singh appointed as Joint Secretary,
Minority Affairs
Ms Niva Singh has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Minority
Affairs. She is a 1988 batch IRAS officer.
Ms Vandita Kaul appointed as Joint Secretary,
Financial Services
Ms Vandita Kaul has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of
Financial Services. She is a 1989 batch IPoS officer.
Raman Kant Mishra appointed as ADG, National Museum
Raman Kant Mishra has ben appointed as Additional DG, Joint Secretary
level, National Museum under the Ministry of Culture. He is a 1990 batch
IFoS officer of Punjab cadre.
Ms Sandhya Shukla appointed as Financial Commissioner,
ESIC
Ms Sandhya Shukla has been appointed as Financial Commissioner, ESIC
under the Ministry of Labour & Employment. She is a 1991 batch IA
&AS officer.
Bhanu Pratap Yadav appointed as Joint Secretary,
New & Renewable Energ
Bhanu Pratap Yadav has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of
New & Renewable Energy. He is a 1992 batch IA & AS officer.
Ashok Parmar appointed as Joint Secretary,
I&B
Ashok K R Parmar has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of
Information & Broadcasting. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of J&K
cadre.
Ms Aparna Sharma appointed as Joint Secretary,
Chemicals & Petrochemicals
Ms Aparna S Sharma has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department
of Chemicals & Petrochemicals. She is a CSS officer.
Shri Prakash appointed as Joint Secretary,
MHA
Shri Prakash has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home
Affairs. He is a CSS officer.
Mihir Singh appointed as Joint Secretary, Animal
Husbandry
Mihir K Singh has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Animal
Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer
of Bihar cadre.
Manoj Kumar Pingua appointed as Joint Secretary,
I &B
Manoj Kumar Pingua has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of
Information & Broadcasting. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of CG
cadre.
Chandrakar Bharti appointed as Joint Secretary,
Defence Production
Chandrakar Bharti has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department
of Defence Production. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.
Three IAS officers get fresh assignments in
Delhi Govt
Narendra Kumar has been assigned additional charge as Financial Commissioner,
DKVIB while Rinku Dhugga will hold an additional charge as CMD, DSFDC
and Sandeep Kumar gets the additional charge as MD, DKVIB in the Government
of Delhi.
Kanungo appointed as Deputy Governor, RBI
B P Kanungo has been appointed as Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) for a period of three years.
Dilip Shanghvi appointed as Member, WLB, RBI
Dilip S Shanghvi has been appointed as Member, Western Local Board of
RBI for a period of four years.
Justice D K Jain appointed as Chairperson,
AERAAT
Justice D K Jain, President, NCDRC, has been appointed as Chairperson,
Airport Economic Regulatory Authority Appellate Tribunal (AERAAT).
Justice V K Jain appointed as Member, AERAAT
Justice V K Jain, Member, NCDRC, has been appointed as Member, Airport
Economic Regulatory Authority Appellate Tribunal (AERAAT).
Anup Kumar Thakur appointed as Member, AERAAT
Anup Kumar Thakur, Member, NCDRC, has been appointed as Member, Airport
Economic Regulatory Authority Appellate Tribunal (AERAAT).
Tejinder Singh appointed APCCF, Regional Office,
Bhopal
Tejinder Singh has been appointed as Additional Principal Chief Conservator
of Forests (APCCF), Regional Office, MoEF&CC, Bhopal. He is a 1984
batch IFS officer of HP cadre.
C H M Rao appointed APCCF, Regional Office,
Bangalore
C H Murlidhar Rao has been appointed as Additional Principal Chief Conservator
of Forests (APCCF), Regional Office, MoEF&CC, Bangalore. He is a
1985 batch IFS officer of AGMUT cadre.
GoI clears stand on PM Ujjwala Yojna
There have been reports in the media that benefit under the PM Ujjwala
Yojana of free cooking gas will be denied to Women of BPL Households
from now onwards who are not in possession of Adhaar Card (as per notification
issued in this regard). The stories coming up in various media platforms
on this issue are mis informed Aadhaar was already being used since
the time of launch of the scheme and not from the date of notification
(as reported). The following is the factual position on the issue. In
order to streamline and extend the benefit under the Ujjwala scheme
to all the deserving cases, the Ministry had advised the Oil Marketing
Companies to assist and facilitate such eligible beneficiaries individually
in obtaining Aadhaar Card /Bank Account Number (at the time of the launch
of the scheme). The Oil Marketing Companies have been ensuring that
no eligible beneficiary is deprived of connection under PMUY for want
of Aadhaar number and/ or Bank account number. This is supplemented
by the fact that all the connections issued under PMUY have Aadhaar
number and Bank account details seeded in the database. The PM Ujjwala
Yojana was launched by the PM on 1st May 2016 in Balia, UP. The connections
would be released in the name of adult woman member of BPL family. Through
this ambitious scheme the Government has embarked upon providing 5 crore
LPG connections to BPL families in the country with focus on States/
UTs having LPG coverage less than the National average of 61% as on
01.01.2016. The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas is happy to
share that the target of 1.5 crore fixed for the current financial year
has been surpassed and total connections released as on 09.03.2017 stand
at 1.85 crore. Ujjwala scheme now covers 35 States/ UTs and 693 Districts
across the country. The States of Uttar Pradesh (54 lakhs), West Bengal
(28 lakhs), Bihar (22 lakhs), Madhya Pradesh (21 lakhs) and Rajasthan
(15 lakhs) are the top 5 States with highest number of connections.
More than 37% of the beneficiaries of this Scheme are SCs/STs.
Justice Navanitit Prasad Singh appointed as
Chief Justice, Kerala High Court (UPDATED)
Justice Navaniti Prasad Singh, Judge of the Patna High Court has been
appointed as Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court.
Justice Radhakrishnan appointed as Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High
Court (UPDATED)
Justice Thottathil Bhaskaran Nair Radhakrishnan, Judge of the Kerala
High Court, has been appointed as Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh
High Court.
(We said this on Feb
17,2017)
Justice Hemant Gupta appointed as Chief Justice
of MP High Court (UPDATED)
Justice Hemant Gupta, Judge of the Patna High Court, has been appointed
as Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
(We said this on Feb
6,2017)
Justice Rajendra Menon appointed as Chief
Justice, Patna High Court (UPDATED)
Justice Rajendra Menon, Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, has
been appointed as Chief Justice of the Patna High Court.
(We said this on Feb
6,2017)
Justice P K Mohanty appointed as Chief Justice,
Jharkhand High Court (UPDATED)
Justice Pradip Kumar Mohanty, Judge of Jharkhand High Court, has been
appointed as Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court.
(We said this on Feb 7,2017)
Manjeev Singh Puri appointed as Ambassador
to Nepal (UPDATED)
Manjeev Singh Puri, presently Ambassador of India to Belgium has been
appointed as the Ambassador of India to Nepal. He is a 1982 batch IFS
officer.
(We said this on March 3,2017)
CORPORATE
Ghosh quitting Reliance Capital as ED &
Group CEO
Soumen Ghosh will be quitting Reliance Capital Ltd as Executive Director
and Group CEO on completion of his tenure on March 31, 2017.
Jain is CS of Gujarat Bitumen Ltd
Gujarat Bitumen Ltd has appointed Vinay Kumar Jain has Company Secretary
of the company.
Monappa quits as Independent Director of Tata
Coffee Ltd
Prof. Arun Monappa has quit as Independent Director of Tata Coffee Limited.
Chonkar quits as Non-Exec Director of Simplex
Mills Company Ltd
Pradeep S Chonkar has quit as Non-Executive Director of Simplex Mills
Company Ltd.
Two Independent Directors on Mega Fin (India)
Ltd Board
Vinod Parekh and Pramod Raghavan have been appointed as Independent
Directors of Mega Fin (India) Ltd.
Anand quits as CS of Natural Capsules Ltd
D R Anand has quit as Company Secretary of Natural Capsules Ltd.
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Order on VRS covers only three Services ?
Again the order on VRS covers only three All India Services viz. IAS,
IPS and IFS. The application from voluntary retirement from service
has to be accepted by the date an officer has asked for it. Why not
the same for an officer of any other service as requests for VRS do
come up from others also. Such like orders have to be universally applied.
It is such discriminatory orders which create fissures among services.
Aarti Khosla
Country First
1. This spirit's was seen at the time of independence. All political
party got united forgetting caste creeds and colour. Only one mission
Independence and it was at door step.
2. Now Progress of country is required and for this first and foremost
requirement is Political stunts for vote bank should be stopped.
3. Progress of country and vote bank are two separate poles and this
will stop progress.
4. Reservations,Rs2/- per kg food grains distribution, Free passes,
Subsidies, No bank charges on jan dhan accounts, etc many examples to
be stopped. If one category is availing then category not availing is
paying and this is not acceptable if progress is to be seen.
5. You are making people lazy and due to this hidden talent
for earning is not coming up.
6. Today biggest requirement is Employment.
7. Citizen biggest strength is they are struggling hard and sailing
against the flow for survival without any support.
And at this point of time support (Nothing for free) is required by
low tax rates, No penalties, regularise it, easy approach, Road Tax
is seen biggest taxing sector and Queue can be seen in Bhopal RTO office.
Why more tax for self employed taxi owners ?
Rajesh Tenany
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Non-receipt of RTI application sent by registered post
The RTI application was sent through Registered post and the same
was delivered in the respondent organization. However, the respondent
claimed that the RTI application was not received and hence, no
reply within the stipulated time could be provided to the appellant.
To ascertain the facts leading to the misplacement of the RTI
application filed by the appellant, the CIC directed the FAA,
Ministry of Home Affairs to inquire into the matter of the 'missing'
RTI application and to ascertain as to whether the RTI application
was actually misplaced or the CPIO had taken that plea to deny
information to the appellant. The FAA was directed to take appropriate
departmental action against the officers/officials responsible
for the misplacement of the RTI application, if required. A copy
of the inquiry report along with the action taken report was directed
to be provided to the Commission as well as to the appellant within
a period of six weeks. Further, a compensation of Rs. 2,500/-
was granted to the appellant. The CIC also observed that the First
Appellate Authority should give an opportunity of hearing to any
Appellant if the Appellant expressly wants to be heard.
Comments
Record keeping and proper maintenance of files is a key function
of any Public Authority. Every Public Authority should strive
to maintain a system where the records are maintained in a manner
from where they can be retrieved in a timely manner.
Citation: Shri K.K. Garg v. O/o the
Chief Controller of Accounts in Decision No. CIC/SB/A/2016/000111
Dated 01.03.2017
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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