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Dattatreya Hosbole to move Delhi!
Dattatreya Hosbole, General Secretary of the RSS, will now make headquarters in Delhi and move to the national capital next month. Till now, the headquarter of Dattatreya Hosbole was Lucknow.
Will the PM's remark on wealth snatch turn the table?
Just a few days before the second phase of L S polling, the way PM Modi is accusing the Opposition of trying to amend a law to snatch assets of the citizens, has raised the political temperature .The Congress has approached the ECI and demanded action over the PM's reported statement.' According to analysts , this statement of PM is bound to affect the polling trend of remaining phases.
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- Will CJ of Madras High Court or CJ of MP High Court move to SC ?
- Code of Conduct nothing to do with Collegium meeting ?
- Interviews for MDs, SBI today & tomorrow
- Amit Pratap Singh inducted as SP, CBI
- Ms. Snehalatha appointed Addl. Judge, Kerala HC
- Ms Nidhi S Jain appointed as CVO, CCI, Mumbai
- Ms Sakshi Mittal appointed as Director, DoPT
- Two IPS officers likely to join central deputation at IG level
- Senior-most IPS officer in country to retire
- S K Mishra quits as JCIT
- Ms Singhal quits as ACIT
- Why officers not applying for DG, DD post?
- Jadhav is ADG- Shipping, Mumbai
- 13 candidates shortlisted as Assistant Architect, CPWD
- RTI creates big problem in education field
- Sanjukta Parasor appointed IGP, CID, Ulubari, Guwahati in Assam
- Three IAS officers get new responsibilities in Haryana
- Interviews for Drugs Inspector from May 6 onwards
- Nominations invited for PoC Coordinator, UNMISS
- Civil Services (Prelim) Examination – 2024 postponed
- P K Deka appointed to officiate in SA Grade
- Tapas Lahiri posted in railway cadre
- Sonmoni Borah returns to parent cadre, gets postings
- Debjit Das is ADRM KGP
- Rajiv Kad appointed GM (CCMS), CRIS
- SP Tiwari appointed ADRM, Moradabad
- Rajeev Agarwal gets extension as ADRM, Izzatnagar
- GL Goyal moved as PCE, NWR
- Rajesh Agarwal appointed CTE, SER
- RVNL advertises for GM (Fin) posts
- Muthu relieved of Addl charge of DG(S) Secretariat
- Applications for various posts in UNOCA & MINUSCA invited
- DGP Kashmir holds joint meeting with CRPF, Army and ITBP to review poll preparedness
- Inaugural trip of tourist train to Uttarakhand starts from Pune
- Dattatreya Rao appointed CEO, Celestial Biolabs Ltd
- Rupesh Kumar appointed CEO, SRM Contractors Ltd
- Amit Sharma appointed MD, Rollatainers Ltd
- Mrs Shroff appointed MD, Binani Industries Ltd
- Anupam Jindal appointed Addl. Director, LIC
- Ms. Narasimhan appointed Addl. Director, LIC
- Ms Bihani appointed Addl. Director, Kesoram Industries Ltd
- RS Nim appointed NE Director, Ardi Investments and Trading Company Ltd
- Kaushik Shah appointed Addl. Director, IndiaNivesh Ltd
- Navin Mehta appointed Whole-Time Director, RR MetalMakers India Ltd
- OP Bhatt appointed NE Director, Coforge Ltd
- Sikorsky steps down as ED, United Breweries Ltd
- Mrs Goel quits as ED, Rollatainers Ltd
- Ms Nayyar quits as NE Director, Glenmark Life Sciences Ltd
- AP Rao quits as NE Director, Celestial Biolabs Ltd
Buzz in the legal circles is that either Justice Sanjay Vijaykumar Gangapurwala CJ of Madras High Court or Justice Ravi Malimath CJ of MP High Court may be elevated to the Supreme Court of India.
It is said that the Code of Conduct doesn’t bar the Supreme Court to hold Collegium meeting to select Judge. Only last week Collegium meeting took place but remained inconclusive on the selection. Now Collegium is meeting soon.
Two-day interviews for the position of Managing Directors (MDs), State Bank of India (SBI) are being held on April 23 and April 24, 2024.
Amit Pratap Singh has been inducted as Superintendent of Police (SP), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a period of four years. He is a 2009 batch IRS-IT officer.
Ms. Marakkaparambil Bhargavan Snehalatha, Judicial Officer, has been appointed as Additional Judge of the Kerala High Court.
Ms Nidhi S Jain has been appointed as CVO, Cotton Corporation of India Limited (CCI), Mumbai. She is a 2009 batch IA &AS officer.
Ms Sakshi Mittal has been appointed as Director in the Department of Personnel and Training. She is a 2010 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.
Two IPS officers of 1994 batch: Dr Nirmal Kumar Azad and Malini Agrawal of Bihar and Rajasthan cadre respectively are likely to join central deputation at IG level.
Senior most 1986 batch IPS officer in the country Purshottam Sharma is retiring by this month end. He is an IPS officer of MP cadre.
Sushil Kumar Mishra has quit the IRS-IT services. He was serving as Joint Commissioner Income Tax (JCIT) Patna, Bihar.
Ms Tanya Singhal has quit the IRS-IT services. She is a 2019 batch officer and was serving as Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (ACIT) Bengaluru.
The post of DG, DD has been lying vacant for the last two years. It is said that officers, including IAS, are not interested in applying. Sources said that some officers had applied, but later withdrew their candidature.
Jitendra S Jadhav has taken over the charge of the post of Assistant Director General of Shipping in the Directorate General of Shipping, Mumbai under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, New Delhi, Govt. of India on deputation basis for a period of four years.
As many as 13 candidates have been shortlisted for the posts of Assistant Architect, CPWD, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs. These candidates include, Ms Parul Kaur, Ms Shweta Yadav, Ms Sudeshna Guha, Rohit R, Aditya Narayan, Shivam Kumar Sahu Surya Prakash Kumawat, Ankit Kumar SUnny Krishna Kumar Chavali, Subhansha Atray, Aakar Garg Manjeet and Ms Namitha Nasar.
RTI has become a tool of hurdles in the field of education. SSC,Board and university teachers are reportedly scared to evaluate answer books. Almost every answer book will be evaluated by a second teacher. According to sources, this has created a big problem because after second evaluation numbers are bound to increase. Teachers are not ready to take risk and they are giving numbers leniently.
Sanjukta Parasor has been appointed as Inspector General of Police (IGP), Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Ulubari, Guwahati following her repatriation to her parent cadre from central deputation. She is a 2006 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
Three IAS officers have been given new responsibilities in Haryana. Yash Garg has been shifted and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula and Chief Administrator, Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board, Panchkula, while Sushil Sarwan was appointed Managing Director, State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd and Managing Director, Haryana Financial Corporation. Besides, Sachin Gupta, District Municipal Commissioner, Panchkula and Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Panchkula, was assigned an additional charge of Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Citizen Resources Information Officer, Panchkula.
As many as 73 candidates have been shortlisted for interview for various posts of Drugs Inspector in Health and Family Welfare Department, Drugs Control Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi. The interviews will be held from May 6 to 10, 2024. The morning session will be held from 9 am while the noon session will be held from 12 pm.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has invited nominations from SP/DIG officers for the post of Protection of Civilians (PoC) Coordinator in the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS). The applications must reach on or before May 27, 2024.
Due to the schedule of the impending General Election, The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has decided to postpone the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination – 2024 which also serves as screening test for Indian Forest Service Examination, 2024 from May 26, 2024 to June 16, 2024.
P K Deka has been appointed to officiate in SA Grade and posted in the cadre. He is a NF-SAG, IRSSE officer of Northeast Frontier Railway zone.
Tapas Lahiri has been appointed to officiate in SA Grade and posted in the cadre on the railway itself by utilising the vacant post. He is a NF-SAG/ IRSSE East Coast Railway officer.
Sonmoni Borah has been appointed as Principal Secretary, ST & SC Development, OBC & Minority Development in Chhattisgarh after returning from central deputation. He is a 1999 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.
Debjit Das has been posted as ADRM/ KGP on the railway itself. He is a NF-SAG, IRSSE, South Eastern Railway officer.
Rajiv Kad, Chief Materials Managers (CMM), Rail Coach Factory (RCF), has been selected for deputation to Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) as General Manager (GM), Centralized Coach Monitoring System (CCMS), at New Delhi for a period up to the date of his superannuation, which is September 30, 2027. He is an Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS) officer.
Shankar Prasad Tiwari, who is presently posted in Northern Railway (NR), has been posted as Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), Moradabad, in the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.
Rajeev Agarwal has been given an extension in his tenure as Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), Izzatnagar, in North Eastern Railway (NER) by one year. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.
GL Goyal, who is presently working as Principal Executive Director (PED), CE (P), in Railway Board, has been transferred to North Western Railway (NWR) and posted as Principal Chief Engineer (PCE). He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.
Rajesh Agarwal has been transferred from Modern Coach Factory (MCF) to South Eastern Railway (SER) and posted as Chief Track Engineer (CTE). He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.
The Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has invited applications from Organised Group A - Accounts and Finance Service/ CPSE for two posts of General Manager (Finance) for the New Delhi location. The applications must reach on or before May , 2024.
P L Muthu has been relieved of the additional charge as Executive officer as Officer-In-Charge of DG(S) Secretariat, IT & e-Governance and Maritime Security Branch. He will now look after the MSL Branch as ADG (I/C), and the Personnel Branch as Coastal Branch as Executive Officer.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has invited nominations for various posts in the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) and in the Police Component of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). The applications must reach on or before June 25, 2024.
Director General of Police, J&K, R.R Swain reviewed the security preparedness for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in a joint officers meeting held at south Kashmir’s Anantnag District. During the meeting, the DGP held detailed discussions with senior officers of the J&K Police, CRPF, Army, ITBP, BSF, SSB and intelligence agencies. The meeting reaffirmed the commitment of all forces to work collectively and strategically, upholding the democratic values and principles.
According to ancient Indian scriptures, the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand is known as Manaskhand. Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board in association with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. has started a Special Tourist Train named Manaskhand Express to promote lesser known destinations of the Kumaon Region of Uttarakhand. The first trip of the train started from Pune on April 22, 2024 with 280 Tourists. The train will reach Tanakpur Railway Station in Uttarakhand on April 24, 2024. The tourists were welcomed in traditional Indian way by putting Aarti, Tikka and showering of flowers petals. The tourists were quite enthusiastic about this tour and expected to see some of the new destinations through this tour package. The 10 nights/11 days trip will include visit to various locations including Nainital, Bhimtal, Almora, Chaukori, Purnagiri temple, Haat Kalika Temple, Katarmal, Kainchi Dham, Chitai Golu Devta, Jageshwar, Shardha Ghat, Patal Bhuvneshwar temple, Nanakmatta Gurudwara, Champawat etc. Train travel is in 3AC Train. However, only four persons in one Coupe have been booked to enhance comfort of the tourists. The train’s exterior is showcase of Uttarakhand’s rich natural, cultural, architectural and spiritual heritage. The pantry car coach depicts various dishes from Uttarakhandi cuisine, one of the coaches depicts various folk festivals, on another coach there are people wearing different attire from the State. Various temples and other places of importance are also depicted on the coaches. The train is equipped with an air conditioned pantry car which will serve various dishes including Uttarakhandi cuisine to the tourists during the journey. After deboarding at Tanakpur the tourists will be taken to various destinations where they will stay at hotels/homestays and visit various places as per the Itinerary with nights halts at Tanakpur, Champawat/Lohaghat, Chaukori, Almora and Bhimtal. Seeing the overwhelming response from tourists Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board plans to operate more such trips in the future with the next trip from Pune scheduled on 22-05-2024, the bookings for which are already open on www.irctctourism.com/bharatgaurav This unique initiative by Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board is perhaps the first of its kind in India in which an attempt is being made to promote lesser known destinations through train tours.
Dattatreya Rao has been appointed as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Celestial Biolabs Limited.
Rupesh Kumar has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SRM Contractors Limited.
Amit Sharma has been appointed as Managing Director of Rollatainers Limited.
Mrs. Archana Manoj Shroff, Additional Director, Binani Industries Limited, has been re-designated as Managing Director of the company.
Anupam Jindal has been appointed as Additional Director (ZTC, Kolkata) of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).
Ms. Chandra Narasimhan has been appointed as Additional Director (ZTC, Chennai) of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).
Ms. Rashmi Bihani has been appointed as Additional Director of Kesoram Industries Limited.
Rahul Shankarlal Nim has been appointed as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of Ardi Investments and Trading Company Limited.
Kaushik Shah has been appointed as Additional Director of IndiaNivesh Limited.
Navin Mehta has been appointed as Whole-time Director of RR MetalMakers India Limited.
Om Prakash Bhatt has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Coforge Limited.
Radovan Sikorsky has resigned from the position of Executive Director of United Breweries Limited.
Mrs. Manisha Goel has resigned from the position of Executive Director of Rollatainers Limited
Ms. Gita Nayyar has resigned from the position of Non-Executive Independent Director of Glenmark Life Sciences Limited.
Amarachinta Padmanabha Rao has resigned from the position of Non- Executive Independent Director of Celestial Biolabs Limited.
Real Congressman and Kalidasa story
The Congressman who left Congress immediately after its Defeat in 2014 elections were opportunist and were in Congress for personal benefits only. But those who left congress after 2019 elections are real Congressman who eagerly waited for many years for things to improve in the party but found the left elements and AC room politicians grip on Gandhi family is absolute and party has no plans to capture power from BJP or be a large effective opposition so left with no choice left Congress for better political future. Like Kalidasa the greatest poet of ancient times who before becoming a great personality was found cutting the branch of the tree on which he was sitting, Congress is following the same Kalidasa logic by first submitting a complaint against AAP in liquor policy which paved the way for arrest of top AAP leadership and now is after Kerala chief minister by asking why he has been left out without arrest by investigating agency. How Congress and UPA can fight a United NDA under a powerful and popular PM when they themselves are trying to harm their own allies. As told by many Ex senior congressmen to media that Rahul Gandhi has a poor team in AICC and close circle who always give him poor inputs and advises. The low turnout in first phase may be an indicator that people are uninterested in voting as no good opposition available to challenge the ruling party BJP which may get another term as till now no National leader from opposition has emerged as a challenger to PM Modi.
A K Saboo
Guidelines regarding the authenticity of Swamy's Medical Attendance Rule / Swamy's Handbook
The applicant referred to reply of earlier RTI application where it was mentioned that CGHS Rules are being followed for settlement of medical claims including dental medical reimbursement as applicable in Delhi NCR. The applicant submitted that since there is no clear circular or guidelines of FCI Headquarters, New Delhi for reimbursement of dental medical treatment. Therefore, Swamy's Medical Attendance Rule mentioned in the letter issued by FCI Headquarters is followed in most of the Offices in FCI while dealing with medical reimbursement of employees of FCI. The applicant contended that there is a huge confusion in most of the FCI Offices as to which Circular / Guidelines / Letter issued by FCI, Headquarters, New Delhi has to be adhered while dealing with reimbursement of medical claims. He requested to provide the clear information / FCI Headquarters Circular or Guidelines regarding any kind of medical reimbursement (which includes dental medical treatment also). The respondent replied that as per RTI Act, PIO is required to provide information as available with him in the form of O.M., notifications, rules, regulations, orders, letters and circulars etc. Queries / clarifications or interpretation of information is outside the preview of the RTI Act. The CIC held that an appropriate response as per the provisions of the RTI Act, 2005 has been provided by the Respondent
Comments
Legally, only such information that is held and available with a public authority can be provided to the information seekers and giving reasons/ opinions/ interpretations, etc are beyond the scope of duty of the PIO. However, it is an Obligation of public authorities under section 4(1) (d) to provide reasons for its administrative or quasi-judicial decisions to affected persons.
Citation: Shri CHANDAN v. Food Corporation of India, CIC/FCIND/A/2022/647480; Date of Decision : 18.03.2024
Dr Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in) is a RTI Consultant currently working with IIM Visakhapatnam. She has co-authored the books, RTI Right to Information - Law and Practice and PIO’s Guide to RTI. She offers consultancy on RTI matters and Third party audit. Her other articles can be read at the website of RTI Foundation of India at the link www.rtifoundationofindia.com
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