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POLITICS (2024-03-18)

Six new 'Sahsarkaryavah’ in new body of RSS

Six new 'Sahsarkaryavah': Krishn Gopal, Mukund, Arun Kumar, Ramdatt Chakradhar, Atul Limaye and Alok Kumar have been inducted in the newly constituted body of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

 

Rajmohan appointed as Malwa Prant Pracharak in RSS

Rajmohan has been appointed as Malwa Prant Pracharak in the newly constituted body of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

 

Deepak Vispute appointed as Akhil Bhartiya Sahboudhik Pramukh in RSS

Deepak Vispute has been appointed as Akhil Bhartiya Sahboudhik Pramukh in the newly constituted body of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

 

Vimal Gupta appointed as Madhya Bharat Prant Pracharak in RSS

Vimal Gupta has been appointed as Madhya Bharat Prant Pracharak in the newly constituted body of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

 

Swapnil Kulkarni is now Madhya Kshetra Pracharak in RSS

Swapnil Kulkarni has been assigned the charge of Pracharak, Madhya Kshetra in place of Deepak Vispute in Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

 


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No empanelment as DG from 18 cadres (2024-03-18)

No empanelment of 1992 batch IPS officers has been made for holding Director General or Director General equivalent posts from 18 cadres.

IRS officers promoted to grade of PCCIT (2024-03-18)

The ACC has approved the empanelment of officers for promotion to the grade of Principal Commissioner of Customs & Indirect Taxes (PCCIT) in the IRS (CBITC). Three officers: Subhash Chandra Agarwal, Ranjan Khanna and Alok Jha have been promoted as PCCIT for the Panel Year 2023 (Supplementary) and Ramesh Chander (Extended Panel). Similarly, officers empanelled for promotion for the Panel Year 2024 (Regular) are: Peri Umashankar, P C Borkar, Debashish Sahu, S A Usmani, R S Maheshwari, Engineer Kesavan, P D Purushottam Rao, Atul Saxena, Y L Mahawar, Mankoskar Rao, Mihir Kumar, Neeraj Prasad, Sumit Kumar, Nikhil Chandra, Nitin Anand, Ranjan Chaudhary, Dharam Singh, Vinayak Azad, Rajendra Kumar, Nitish Bardi and Sugrive Meena. Officers empanelled for promotion for the Panel Year 2024 (Extended Panel) are: C Songate, Istikhar Baig, Y K Agarwal, Venkat Reddy and Ajazuddin.

Ms Sheyphali B Shahran to be acting Pr DG PIB (2024-03-18)

MIB has issued an order on Saturday before the code of conduct comes into force. Accordingly, Ms Sheyphali B. Shahran ,1990 batch officer, will look after the charge of Pr DG, PIB after superannuation of Manish Desai, Pr DG on March 31.

Ms Maushami Chakraborty is acting DG AIR News (2024-03-18)

Simultaneously, Ms Maushami Chakraborty, a 1991 batch officer, will be DG AIR, after the superannuation of Vasudha Gupta, Pr DG, AIR news in April.

Praveer Ranjan is now ADG Airports in CISF (2024-03-18)

Praveer Ranjan will now be new ADG Airports in CISF. 1993 batch IPS officer of UT cadre had earlier been DG of Chandigarh police.

Prakash Rathod quits Indian Revenue Service-IT (2024-03-18)

Prakash Rathod ACIT, Hyderabad has resigned from the Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax (IRS-IT).

Only two 1987 batch IPS officers are DGPs in country (2024-03-18)

Sudhir Saxena and Alok Mohan are the only two DGPs of the 1987 batch in the country. Saxena is an MP DGP while Alok Mohan is Karnataka DGP.

Amitabh Singh Dhillon empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI (2024-03-18)

Amitabh Singh Dhillon has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary or Joint Secretary equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.

Central deputation tenure of Rajeev Kumar extended (2024-03-18)

The central deputation tenure of Rajeev Kumar working as Director, Ministry of Home Affairs, has been extended upto March 5, 2025. He is a 2000 batch IOFS officer.

Ms Dastidar to take over as Financial Adviser-Defence Services (2024-03-18)

Ms Sugata Ghosh Dastidar has been appointed as the Financial Adviser (Defence Services). She is currently serving as the Controller General of Defence Accounts and will take on the new position on April 1, 2024. Ms Dastidar is a 1986 batch IDAS officer.

Suresh Chandra Rajeev appointed as CVO, DGCA & BCAS (2024-03-18)

Suresh Chandra Rajeev has been appointed as CVO, Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (DGCA & BCAS). He is a 1997 batch ITS officer.

Pramod Kumar Choudhary appointed as CVO, Telecommunications Consultants (2024-03-18)

Pramod Kumar Choudhary has been appointed as CVO, Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL), Delhi. He is a 1998 batch IRSS officer.

Manish Kumar Agarwal appointed as CVO, ESIC (2024-03-18)

Manish Kumar Agarwal has been appointed as CVO, Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Delhi. He is a 1996 batch ITS officer.

Hari Narayan Jangid appointed as CVO, MDSL (2024-03-18)

Hari Narayan Jangid has been appointed as CVO, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDSL), Mumbai. He is a 1995 batch ITS officer.

Bhawani Singh Yadav appointed as CVO, EPFO (2024-03-18)

Bhavani Singh Yadav has been appointed as CVO, Employee' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), Delhi. He is a 1997 batch ITS officer.

Rahul Subhash Jagtap appointed as CVO, RCF (2024-03-18)

Rahul Subhash Jagtap has been appointed as CVO, Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCF), Mumbai. He is a 2000 batch ISS officer.

Sudipta Acharjee appointed as CVO, DVC (2024-03-18)

Sudipta Acharjee has been appointed as CVO, Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), Kolkata. He is a 1997 batch ITS officer.

Navneet Sehgal appointed Chairman, Prasar Bharati Board (2024-03-18)

Former 1988 batch UP cadre  IAS officer Navneet Kumar Sehgal has been appointed Chairman, Prasar Bharati Board for a term of three years.The  post had been vacant for the last four years.  Sehgal succeeds A Surya Prakash, whose term ended in February 2020 after he turned 70, the upper age limit for a person holding the post.

Suagata Ghosh Dastidar appointed as Financial Adviser, Defence (2024-03-18)

Sugata Ghosh Dastidar has been appointed as Financial Adviser (Defence Services) in the Ministry of Defence. He is a 1987 batch IDAS officer.

Angshuman Dey is also Secretary, NECS (2024-03-18)

Angshuman Dey, Joint Secretary, DoNER, has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, North Eastern Council Secretariat (NECS) till the appointment of a regular incumbent. He is a 1997 batch IFoS officer of Tripura cadre.

Faiz Ahmed Kidwai gets additional charge of CEO, NRAA (2024-03-18)

Faiz Ahmed Kidwai has been assigned an additional charge of CEO, National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) till the joining of new CEO. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

Himanshu Singh transferred to NR (2024-03-18)

Himanshu Singh has been transferred to Northern Railway on request and posted in the cadre. He is a 2002 batch IRSEE officer.

B Yellaiah transferred to SCR (2024-03-18)

B Yellaiah has been transferred to South Central Railway on request and posted in the cadre. He is a 2012 batch IRSEE officer.

Angshuman Dey gets additional charge of Secy NECS (2024-03-18)

Angshuman Dey has been entrusted with the additional charge of Secretary North Eastern Council Secretariat. Currently, he is serving the post of Joint Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. He is a 1997 batch IFoS officer.

Ravi Kalbande retires after VRS (2024-03-18)

Ravi Kalbande will retire from Indian Railway service on March 31, 2024 after seeking Voluntary Retirement.  He is a 1996 batch IRSE officer.

VRS Engg College gets Deemed University status (2024-03-18)

Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College, Vasantha Nagar, Kanuru, Vijayawada, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, has been granted the status of Deemed University by the Department of Higher Education under the Ministry of Education

NISE to hold interview for top positions on March 28 (2024-03-18)

The interview for the top Consultation positions including that of CNA Consultant, Consultant (Admin) and Consultant (Finance) for National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurugram will be held on March 28, 2024 from 10 am onwards.

TNSDC advertises for various posts (2024-03-18)

The Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation has advertised for various prominent posts. The applications must reach on or before April 20, 2024.

Four IAS officers get new assignments in MP (2024-03-18)

Abhay Singh Oharia has been appointed as CEO, Umariya Zila Panchayat, while Aman Vaishnav is Additional Collector, Anuppur and Vivek Shrotriya was made Joint CEO and Ex-officio Deputy Secretary, Law and Parliamentary Affairs. Besides, Rakesh Singh has been appointed as MD, Fisheries Federation, Bhopal, in Madhya Pradesh.

 

Three IAS officers shifted in Maharashtra (2024-03-18)

Anoop Kumar has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary (Co-Operation and Marketing), Co-Operation, Marketing and Textile Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai, while Astik Kumar Pandey was appointed as Commissioner, Employment State Insurance Scheme, Mumbai and Mrs Vasumana Pant is Director, Sericulture, Nagpur, Maharashtra.

Deepak Sharma appointed Director (Fin.) (Budget), Railway Board (2024-03-18)

Deepak Sharma has been transferred from North Eastern Railway (NER), to Railway Board and posted as Director, Finance (Budget), Railway Board. He is an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer.

Prashant Arora appointed JF (Fin.) (Commercial), Railway Board (2024-03-18)

Prashant Arora has been transferred from Northern Railway (NR) to Railway Board and posted as Joint Director, Finance (Commercial), Railway Board. He is an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer.

SN Chaudhary shifted as IG-cum-PCSC, Central Railway (2024-03-18)

SN Chaudhary, who is presently working as Inspector General-cum-Principal Chief Security Commissioner (IG-cum-PCSC) in Rail Coach Factory (RCF) has been transferred to Central Railway (CR) and posted in the same capacity. He is an Indian Railway Protection Force Service (IRPFS) officer.

Ajoy Sadany sent as IG-cum-PCSC, WCR (2024-03-18)

Ajoy Sadany, who is presently working as Inspector General-cum-Principal Chief Security Commissioner (IG-cum-PCSC) in Central Railway (CR), has been shifted to West Central Railway (WCR) in the same capacity. He is an Indian Railway Protection Force Service (IRPFS) officer.

PK Gupta moved as IG-cum-PCSC, RCF (2024-03-18)

Pradeep Kumar Gupta, who is presently working as Inspector General-cum-Principal Chief Security Commissioner (IG-cum-PCSC) in West Central Railway (WCR), has been sent to Rail Coach Factory (RCF) and posted in the same capacity. He is an Indian Railway Protection Force Service (IRPFS) officer.

Thanglemlian appointed as Financial Adviser, NEC, Shillong (2024-03-18)

Thanglemlian has been appointed as Financial Adviser at JS level, North Eastern Council Secretariat (NEC), Shillong. He is a CSS officer.

Amit Shah inaugurates office buildings for NIA at Jammu and Kochi developed by WAPCOS (2024-03-18)

Union Minister of Home Affairs and Co-operation, Amit Shah virtually inaugurated Office Buildings for National Investigation Agency at Jammu and Kochi. The event was graced by Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Home Secretary; Dinkar Gupta, DG, NIA; Tapan Deka, Director, Intelligence Bureau; Vivek Gogia, Director (NCRB) and R K Agrawal, CMD, WAPCOS. Both the buildings are designed and developed by WAPCOS, a “MINI RATNA-I” Public Sector Enterprise under the aegis of the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India.

 

ECI orders removal of Home Secretaries in six States (2024-03-18)

The Election Commission of India has reportedly ordered the removal of Home Secretaries of six states including Bengal in order to ensure free and fair elections in the country.

Md Asad Alam appointed as CMD, Braithwaite & Company Ltd (2024-03-18)

Md Asad Alam, Chief Rolling Stock Engineer (Coaching), SER, has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director, Braithwaite & Company Limited (BCL). The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

Lokesh H D promoted to Senior Administrative Grade (2024-03-18)

Lokesh H D has been promoted to the Senior Administrative Grade designated as Additional Director General Foreign Trade/ Development Commissioner Special Economic Zone/ Trade Advisor. He is ITS officer.

Pradeep Kumar Singh returns to parent cadre (2024-03-18)

Pradeep Kumar Singh, Private Secretary to Dr Subhash Sarkar, Minister of State for Education, has been given premature repatriation in order to avail the benefits of promotions. He is a CSS officer.

Mahendra Prakash Gupta appointed as Director, Tribal Affairs (2024-03-18)

Mahendra Prakash Gupta has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. He is a 2001 batch ITS officer.

Amrit Agrahari appointed as Deputy Secretary, Economic Affairs (2024-03-18)

Amrit Agrahari has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs. He is a 2011 batch IRS-IT officer.

Ms Mrinalini Shrivastava appointed as Director (Fin), NDMA (2024-03-18)

Ms Mrinalini Shrivastava has been appointed as Director (Finance), National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). She is a 2002 batch IPS officer of Sikkim cadre.

Prashant Ranjan appointed as PS to Shantanu Thakur (2024-03-18)

Prashant Ranjan has been appointed as Private Secretary to Shantanu Thakur, Minister of State for Ports, Shipping & Waterways. He is a 2007 batch IRS-IT officer.

Mahander Singh Yadav appointed as Director, CVC (2024-03-18)

Mahander Singh Yadav has been appointed as Director in the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). He is a 1997 batch ITS officer.

 

Central deputation tenure of Aravind Kumar Agrawal extended (2024-03-18)

The central deputation tenure of Aravind Kumar Agrawal working as Director in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has been extended upto February 28, 2025. He is a 1997 batch CWES officer.

Prasad is CS, Haryana during leave period of Kaushik (2024-03-18)

T V S N Prasad, ACS & Financial Commissioner, Revenue & Disaster Management, will hold the charge of Chief Secretary, Haryana, during the leave period of CS Sanjeev Kaushal.  He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Five IAS officers get new responsibilities in Haryana (2024-03-18)

Five IAS officers have been given new responsibilities in Haryana. A Sreenivas has been appointed as Secretary, Revenue & Disaster Management and will continue to hold charge of CEO, Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority and CEO, Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority. Besides, 4 IAS officers have been assigned additional charge. TL Satyaprakash has been assigned additional charge of MD, Haryana Minerals Ltd; Ramesh Chander Bidhan was entrusted additional responsibility of Secretary, Haryana State Commission for SCs; Brahmjeet Singh Rangi will also hold charge of District Municipal Commissioner, Palwal and Pradeep Singh gets an additional charge of District Municipal Commissioner, Nuh.

Vivek Sahay appointed DGP, West Bengal (2024-03-18)

Vivek Sahay has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP), West Bengal. He is a 1988 batch IPS officer of W Bengal cadre.

Armstrong Changsan appointed Ambassador to Cuba (2024-03-18)

T Armstrong Changsan, presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Cuba. He is a 1997 batch IFS officer.

Chandrashekhar Bhave appointed Chairman, Avenue Supermarts Ltd (2024-03-18)

Chandrashekhar Bhave has been appointed as Chairman of Avenue Supermarts Limited with effect from April 1, 2024.

Chandrashekhar Bhave appointed Chairman, Avenue Supermarts Ltd (2024-03-18)

Chandrashekhar Bhave has been appointed as Chairman of Avenue Supermarts Limited with effect from April 1, 2024.

PK Gupta re-appointed Chairman, Utkarsh Small Finance Bank (2024-03-18)

Parveen Kumar Gupta has been re-appointed as Chairman of Utkarsh Small Finance Bank with effect from October 12, 2024.
 

RV Anandh appointed Executive President, City Union Bank Ltd (2024-03-18)

R Vijay Anandh has been appointed as Executive President of City Union Bank Limited.

Addarsh Barathi appointed VP (Marketing), Wonderla Holidays Ltd (2024-03-18)

Addarsh Barathi has been appointed as Vice President–Marketing of Wonderla Holidays Limited.

DC Choudhari appointed Executive Chairman & MD, Abhishek Corporation Ltd (2024-03-18)

Deepak C Choudhari has been appointed as Additional Director in the category of Executive Chairman & Managing Director of Abhishek Corporation Limited. He succeeds Anant Y Bhide, who has resigned from the post of Managing Director of the company.

Mrs Choudhari appointed Addl. Director, Abhishek Corporation Ltd (2024-03-18)

Mrs. Madhubala Choudhari has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Non-Independent) of Abhishek Corporation Limited.

Dhruv N Jain appointed Addl. Director, Abhishek Corporation Ltd (2024-03-18)

Dhruv N. Jain has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of Abhishek Corporation Limited.

VM Mane appointed Addl. Director, Abhishek Corporation Ltd (2024-03-18)

Veerendra M Mane has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of Abhishek Corporation Limited.

Mandar D Jadhav appointed Addl. Director, Abhishek Corporation Ltd (2024-03-18)

Mandar D Jadhav has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of Abhishek Corporation Limited.

TG Solapure appointed Addl. Director, Abhishek Corporation Ltd (2024-03-18)

Tausif G Solapure has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of Abhishek Corporation Limited.

Chirag Nanavati appointed NE Director, Bansisons Tea Industries Ltd (2024-03-18)

Chirag Nanavati has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Bansisons Tea Industries Limited.

Mrs Shah appointed NE Director, Bansisons Tea Industries Ltd (2024-03-18)

Mrs. Sushilaben Shah has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Bansisons Tea Industries Limited.

Aditya Gupta appointed NE Director, OTL (2024-03-18)

Aditya Gupta has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Oriental Trimex limited (OTL).

FORUM (2024-03-18)

Accountability & responsibility need to be fixed

What Mr Saxena has opined is very true and accountability and responsibility has to be fixed on the bank managers for siphoning tax payers money. Saddest part is that all major loans are of influential seekers with political and bureaucratic support.

Muralidharan, Kozhikode

DATE WITH RTI (2024-03-18)

Details of payment made to the advocates other than ASG

The appellant asked the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) to inform in how many High Courts, a separate advocate was appointed to present its case apart from apart from the Additional Solicitor General of India, and the amount paid by PCI to the advocate from the year 2020 till now. The PIO informed that such list is not available. On second appeal, the Respondent stated that the relevant information from their official record has been duly furnished to the Appellant within stipulated time frame. The CIC held that an appropriate response as per the provisions of the RTI Act, 2005 has been provided by the Respondent since only such information that is held and available with a public authority can be provided to the information seekers. Hence, no further intervention of the Commission is required in the instant matter.

Comments

The quantum of payment made to the advocates has often been argued as personal information held in the fiduciary capacity. In most organisations, there would be a legal head for making the payments which would contain the details of the expenditure incurred during the financial year. Further, such information can be found after inspection of the individual files.

Citation: Shri Arvind Kumar v. Pharmacy Council of India, CIC/PHRCI/A/2023/646736; Date of Decision: 27.02.2024

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