Names of Rohit Jain Executive Director (ED); J K Dash Executive Director at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Dr V Anantha Nageswaran are now doing the rounds for the post of Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Ashok Chandra, Executive Director, Canara Bank, has been appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Punjab National Bank, for a period of three years.

(WE SAID THIS ON JANUARY 2, 2025)

Binod Kumar, Executive Director, Punjab National Bank, has been appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Indian Bank, for a period of three years.

(WE SAID THIS ON NOVEMBER 25, 2024)

Justice Arun Mishra, former Supreme Court Judge, has been appointed as Lokpal, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Alok Verma, ED, SAIL, has been appointed as Director in-charge (Rourkela Steel Plant), Steel Authority of India (SAIL).

Vishvajit Sahay, Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Department of Science and Technology, has been repatriated to his parent cadre for availing the benefit of promotion. He is a 1990 batch IDAS officer.

Vinay Kumar Prajapati has been deputed to the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), Noida, as Member (Traffic & Logistics) for a period up to January 23, 2027. He is an Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) officer.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will be attending India’s 76th Republic Day celebrations as the Chief Guest. The national capital of India will host Subianto as part of the event, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to hold wide-ranging talks with the Indonesian leader during his visit. Notably, 76 years ago, the chief guest of India’s first republic day celebration in 1950 was also from Indonesia. The then President of Indonesia, Sukarno was hosted by the then President of India Rajendra Prasad.

The post of Amit Kishore as Private Secretary to Defence Minister has been upgraded to Director level. He is a 2011 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Capt. BK Tyagi, Chairman and Managing Director of Shipping Corporation of India, will also hold the additional charge of Director (Personnel & Administration) for three months, effective February 1, 2025.

T Sivakumar, who is presently serving as Principal Chief Commercial Manager (PCCM) in South East Central Railway (SECR), has been transferred to Southern Railway (SR) and posted as Principal Chief Operations Manager (PCOM). He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

Praveen Pandey, who is presently serving in South East Central Railway (SECR), has been posted as Principal Chief Commercial Manager (PCCM) (CHOD) in the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

PC Jaiswal, who is presently working as Chief Commercial Manager (CCM/Claims) in North Eastern Railway (NER), has been posted as Principal Chief Commercial Manager (PCCM) (CHOD) in the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

PU Jadhav, who is presently working in Western Railway (WR), has been transferred to Central Railway (CR) and posted as Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), Pune. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.

IRS officers in the grade of Principal Chief Commissioner / Principal Director General / Chief Commissioner / Director General of Customs & Indirect Taxes have been shifted.  Accordingly, Ram Niwas has been appointed as Principal Chief Commissioner, CGST, Chennai, while K R Uday Bhaskar takes over as Principal Chief Commissioner, CGST, Mumbai and V Usha was posted as Director General of Analytics and Risk Management, Delhi. Similarly, Manoj Kumar Arora is appointed as Director General of Export Promotion, Delhi; A R S Kumar as Chief Commissioner, Customs, Chennai; Arti A Srinivas as Director General, Systems, Delhi; Abhai Kumar Srivastav as Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi; Rajendra Singh as Director General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence, Sub National Unit, Kolkata; Sanjay Mangal as Chief Commissioner CGST, Meerut; Mahesh Kumar Rustagi as  Director General of Taxpayer Services, Delhi; M Mathew Jolly as Director General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence, Sub National Unit, Chennai and Ashish Chandan has been transferred as Chief Commissioner, Customs, Bengaluru.

Tabish Jawed has joined the DoT HQ as ADT. He has been transferred from UP East LSA. He is an ITS officer.

Ravi Kumar Mathur has been posted as DDG( TTDF) at the DoT HQ. He is an ITS officer. He is a JAG level officer.

Intelligence Bureau (IB) seeking officers for the posts of Deputy Director/ Executive on deputation.

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has advertised for the post of Joint Commissioner in the office of the Competent Authority and Administrator, Chennai on deputation basis.

Post of Assistant Director (Cyber) in the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Ministry of Home Affairs on deputation has been advertised by the Central Board of Direct Taxes.

Rabindra Nath Mishra, who is presently serving as Executive Director (Finance), C&PPP, Railway Board, has been granted ex-post facto approval for the entrustment of additional charge of Director (Finance), Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC), for a period of six months, effective from October 1, 2024. He is an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer.

IRCON International Limited has advertised for the post of Chief General Manager/ General Manager- Electrical for Corporate Office, New Delhi on deputation basis. IRSEE officers can apply for the said posts on or before February 14, 2025.

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has invited applications from IRAS officers for Additional General Manager (Finance), Lucknow post on deputation basis.

Railtel Corporation of India Limited (RCIL) has advertised for the posts of Manager/ Deputy manager and Assistant Manager (Technical) posts on deputation/ re-employment basis. The officers will be posted at Bhopal, Nagpur, Pune and other western regions.

Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) has advertised for one post each of Joint General Manager and Deputy General Manager (JGM/DGM)-Security, Corporate Office on deputation basis.

As many as 32 candidates have been shortlisted for the posts of Assistant Director (IEDS), (Chemical) in the Office of the Development Commissioner, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). Interview dates will be announced shortly.

Last date to apply for a Young Professional post in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has been extended. The revised date is January 22, 2025.

Gunjan Kumar Sinha, GM, Coal India Limited, has taken over the charge as Director (Personnel), Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL).

K S P V Pavan Kumar, Special Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Information Technology Department and Director, Directorate of Information Technology, Electronics & Communication (DITEC), Assam is relieved from his current post and reverted back to Environment & Forest Department for posting as Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Afforestation), O/o Principal Chief Conservator of Forest & HoFF. He is a 1992 batch IFoS officer.

Virendra Mittal has been posted as Commissioner & Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Finance Department with additional charge of Irrigation Department and PD, ARIAS and Project Officer, Assam Integrated River Basin Management Project under PIU, ASDMA. Similarly, Mrs Laya Madduri, Secretary, Finance and Science, Technology and Climate Change Departments and Managing Director, Assam Financial Corporation is relieved from the additional charge of Secretary, Science, Technology and Climate Change and Ashwani Kumar is posted as Director, Directorate of Information Technology, Electronics & Communication (DITEC), Assam and Pallav Gopal Jha is substantively posted as Secretary, Science, Technology and Climate Change Department with additional charge of Project Director, Assam Urban Infrastructure Investment Program and Project Director, JICA Assisted Guwahati Water Supplies Project and Secretary, Social Justice & Empowerment Department as additional charge.

Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd. (HUDCO),a Navratna CPSE , has provided an Ambulance  equipped with Advanced Life Support (ALS) facilities to Rabindranath Tagore Ayurvigyan College and Joint Hospital Association, Udaipur  under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme. The ambulance will enhance the hospital’s capacity to provide critical emergency care while transporting patients. The key handover ceremony took place in the presence of Rajiv Sharma, Executive Director (CSR), S K Bhatnagar, Regional Chief, Jaipur Regional Office, and other officials. This initiative reflects HUDCO’s commitment to strengthening healthcare infrastructure and supporting community welfare.

13 officers in the grade of Commissioner/Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs and Indirect Taxes have been shifted. Kavita Bhatnagar, Commissioner, has been shifted to NACIN, Bhopal ZTI, while Senthil Nathan S, Commissioner, was moved to DG, Vigilance (Hqrs.), Delhi. Similarly Amit Gupta, ADC, has been transferred to Meerut GST & CX Zone; Paras Mal Sankhla, ADC, to Delhi GST & CX Zone; Vivekanand Rai, ADC, to Ahmedabad GST & CX Zone; Arvind Kumar Chaurasia, ADC, to Delhi GST & CX Zone; Vignesh Sethival, JC, to Chennai GST & CX Zone; Bhuvnesh Kumar Tiwari to Ahmedabad GST & CX Zone; Jyoti Virdi, JC, to Meerut GST & CX Zone; J Rajesh Kumar, AC, to Visakhapatnam GST & CX Zone; S Seetha Rami Reddy to Chennai GST & CX Zone; A S Rajeevan, AC, to Thiruvananthapuram GST & CX Zone and K P Suresh Kumar, AC, was moved to to Thiruvananthapuram GST & CX Zone.

Shailesh Khaitan has been re-appointed as Chairman & Managing Director of Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited, effective from April 1, 2025.

Praveen Uniyal has been appointed as an Additional Director and Whole-Time Director of Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited.

Umang Nahata has been appointed as Whole-Time Director, designated as Chief Executive Officer of Mastek Group.

Asad Kagdi has been re-appointed as Joint Managing Director of Hawa Engineers Limited.

Mohammed Khan Pathan has been re-appointed as Whole-Time Director of Hawa Engineers Limited.

Ms. Radhika Piramal has been appointed as an Additional Director in the capacity of Independent Director of Metro Brands Limited, effective February 6, 2025.

Bhaskar Bhat has been appointed as an Additional Director in the capacity of Independent Director of Metro Brands Limited, effective February 6, 2025.

Ms. Rinkal has been appointed as an Additional Non-Executive Independent Director of Starlit Power Systems Limited.

Ms. Komal has been appointed as an Additional Non-Executive Independent Director of Starlit Power Systems Limited.

Amyn Jassani has been re-appointed as an Independent Director of DCB Bank Limited.

Somasundaram Palamadairamaswamy has been re-appointed as an Independent Director of DCB Bank Limited.

Mrs. Sandhya Kudtarkar has been appointed as an Additional Non-Executive Independent Director of Automobile Corporation of Goa Limited.

Srikanth Ghelot has been appointed as an Additional Director on the board of Brightcom Group Limited.

Manojkumar Madangopal Maheshwari has ceased to be an Independent Director of Metro Brands Limited, effective February 6, 2025, upon completion of his second term.

Ms. Aruna Bhagwan Advani has ceased to be an Independent Director of Metro Brands Limited, effective February 6, 2025, upon completion of her second term.

Outstanding cartoon

Today's cartoon by Aarushi is outstanding! My heartiest appreciation!

Arudran

Good news on Makar Sankranti

Congratulations to the wise voters of India, who ensured that ISRO continues to pursue its mission by giving the 3rd term of office to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Recall the treatment meted out to ISRO scientists by the previous government, which served the foreign vested interests in ruining ISRO efforts. The S Band business and concomitant hit reputed ISRO scientists received! And today they are congratulating them! When the prime minister assures the people of “na khaunga, na khane doonga”, exemplary results are achieved at minimum cost: less than Rupees 125 Crore for the docking mission! Soros gang has kissed dust; META’s Zuckerberg has apologised for misinformation on people’s verdict 2024; without wasting precious time the 8th Central Pay Commission has been announced. Delhi took the lead in the Lok Sabha elections by delivering all the seven seats to Narendra Modi. Delhi has to keep strengthening the hands of the prime minister by giving him total support always as the enemy has shifted HQs to Delhi to fight the Indian Nation. Congratulations ISRO , congratulations people of India, congratulations Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the good news on this Makar Sankranti 2025!

M L Gupta

Not informing the exact amount of photocopy charges

The appellant sought information about installation of Digital Programmable Water Fountain with RGB Lights and other related information. Before the CIC, the appellant contended that the PWD has not informed the amount of photocopy charges which is to be deposited to obtain the information. The CIC observed that it is a serious lacuna on the part of the Respondent in giving incomplete information to the Appellant. Not informing the exact amount of photocopy charges and the process for depositing the same amounts to obstruction of information on the part of the Respondent under the RTI Act. The CIC directed the PWD to be cautious in future and ensure that such lapses do not recur. The CIC further noted that the first appeal of the Appellant was duly received in the office of the Public Authority and directed the Respondent to be careful and sure while making any submissions before the CIC. The CIC directed to inform the exact number of pages which is to be given under the RTI Act along with total amount and mode by which the same is to be deposited by the Appellant. The Respondent was directed to provide information to the Appellant within a week from the date of receipt of payment. The FAA was further directed to ensure compliance of the order.

Comments

The PIO must be cautious and inform the applicant about the quantum of fee to be paid along with the details of calculation how the amount has been arrived at. In this case, the CIC could have taken resort to Section 7(6) of the RTI Act to order providing the information free of cost to the applicant due to the delay. Section 7(6) reads, ‘Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (5), the person making request for the information shall be provided the information free of charge where a public authority fails to comply with the time limits.

Citation: Piyush Sharma v. O/o the Executive Engineer (E), PWD, New Delhi, File No: CIC/PWDDL/A/2023/132711; Date of Decision : 29.10.2024

Dr Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in) is a RTI Consultant currently working with IIM Vishakhapatnam. She has co-authored the books PIO’s Guide to RTI and Right to Information – Law and Practice. Her weekly article is being published since 2008 on this site. She offers consultancy on RTI matters and third party audit to individuals / organisations. Her other articles can be read at the website of RTI Foundation at the link https://www.rtifoundationofindia.com

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