Change at any level in Niti Ayog is unlikely this month.Top sources said that reports of change are  not correct.

There are strong reports that P K Jena will succeed Suresh Mahapatra as Chief Secretary of Odisha. He is 1989 batch IAS officer.

If top sources are to be believed, this time no IAS officer will be appointed CEO of the Prasar Bharti.One can wait and watch.

Gauri Shankar Sharma has been appointed as Director in the Department of Consumer Affairs. He is a 1997 batch ITS officer.

Yashasvi Kumar has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Justice. He is a 2009 batch IDAS officer.

Swayambhu Arya has been appointed as Director in the NITI Aayog. He is a 1999 batch IRSME officer.

Parshant Kumar Goyal has been appointed as Director in the Department of Financial Services. He is a 2007 batch IAS officer of Tripura cadre.

Shakti Kant Singh has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Rural Development. He is a 2010 batch IFS officer of Tripura cadre.

Govind Lal, CCIT (OSD), Delhi, has been assigned an additional charge of CCIT (ReFAC)-2, Delhi Region. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Sanjay Awasthi has been given proforma promotion to the grade of CCIT. He is an IRS-IT officer.

The tenure of V Gopi Suresh Kumar as Director (Projects), RITES is coming to an end on July 31, 2022. Arun Kumar Singh, GGM, is expected to succeed him upon issuance of orders.

After completion of 65 years of age Chairman of the CERC, P K Pujari is now unlikely to get extension. He is 1981 batch former IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Some retired IAS and IPS officers have been appointed as special rapporteurs National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in order to examine human rights violations in the States.

Puneet Rastogi has been appointed as Inspector General in Border Security Force (BSF) for a period of 5 years on deputation. He is a 1995 batch IPS officer of Tripura cadre.

Deepak M Damor has been appointed as Joint Director (IG level) in National Crimes Record Bureau (NCRB) for a period of 5 years on deputation. He is a 2001 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Aditya Gupta has joined as new ED Corporate Communication in LIC of India Head Office.

A six-member panel has been formed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to examine and review the state of customer service in RBI regulated entities. Headed by former RBI Deputy Governor BP Kanungo, the committee will comprise AK Goel, Chairman, Indian Banks' Association (IBA), and Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO), Punjab National Bank (PNB), AS Ramasastri, former Director, Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), Amitha Sehgal, Secretary, All India Bank Depositors Association (AIBDA), Rajeshri N Varhadi, Professor, Department of Law, University of Mumbai, and Anil Kumar Sharma, Executive Director, RBI.

No empanelment at Additional Secretary level of 1996 batch IAS officer from Tamil Nadu cadre.

Gagandeep Singh a 2011 batch Indian Trade Service(ITrS) officer, has resigned from the service, The DGFT has accepted his resignation w e f May 31, 2022. He is presently posted as Joint DGFT, RA, Varanasi.

As many as 19 Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) officers of Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) have been shifted. Accordingly, Vipin Kumar Gupta was shifted to PCDA (P), Prayagraj and Rozy Agarwal was transferred to CDA (Navy/CG), New Delhi. Similarly, M Srinivas was shifted to IFA (SC), Pune; Dr A K Pradyot to IFA (NC), Udhampur; Mihir Kumar to CDA, Patna; Mrs Reena Tandon to DAD Hqrs, Delhi Cantt; Dilip Kumar to DAD Hqrs, Delhi Cantt; Vivek B Umap to IFA (Project Varsha and Project-75), New Delhi; Hari Har Mishra to CDA (RTC), Lucknow; Sanjay Verma to DAD Hqrs, Delhi Cantt; M Shankar to IFA (SNC), Cochin; Mrs Maulishree Pande to DAD Hqrs, Delhi Cantt; Mrs Molly Sengupta to CDA (CSD), Mumbai; Mrs Mini Sri Bisht to CDA (Army), Meerut; Dr Jayaraj Naik to DAD Hqrs, Delhi Cantt; Mrs Nandini P Anvekar to IFA HQ TC (AF), Bengaluru; Rajesh Chandra to DAD Hqrs, Delhi Cantt; Dr Bhartendu Kumar Singh to DAD Hqrs, Delhi Cantt and Jayaseelan T is transferred to CDA, Chennai. 

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for appointment of ten Additional Judges of the Allahabad High Court as Permanent Judges of that High Court. They are Justice Sanjay Kumar Pachori, Justice Subhash Chandra Sharma, Justice Subhash Chand, Ms. Justice Saroj Yadav, Justice Mohd. Aslam, Justice Anil Kumar Ojha, Ms. Justice Sadhna Rani (Thakur), Justice Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi, Justice Ajai Tyagi, and Justice Ajai Kumar Srivastava.

Sharad Kumar Jain, Principal Executive Director (PED), Infrastructure-II,  Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) has been transferred and posted as Additional Director General (ADG), RDSO. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

BP Awasthi, Principal Executive Director (Bridge), Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) has been transfer as Principal Executive Director, Infrastructure-II, RDSO. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Bharatula Vishwanath – who is presently on deputation to Railtel Corporation of India Limited (RCIL) as General Manager, EB, Southern Railway (SR), has been selected for deputation to National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC), Hyderabad, under the Ministry of Steel to the post of Chief Vigilance Officer for a period up to August 2, 2025. He is an Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS) officer.

The tenure of deputation of CP Singh, formerly Executive Engineer (XEN), Metro Railway with Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has been extended up to fourth year that is up to February 27, 2023. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Sushil Kumar Singh, Executive Director, E&B, Railway Board, has been selected for deputation to the post of Joint Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways for an overall tenure up to his superannuation on January 31, 2027. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.

Ms. Swati Sinha – who is returning from deputation to Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) – has been posted in Northern Railway (NR). She is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

Ramesh Pinjani – who is presently working as Additional Director General in Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) – has been transferred to Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering (IRICEN) and posted as ADG, SSTM.  He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

SK Jindal – who is presently working as Principle Executive Director (Geo Tech) in Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) has been transferred to North Central Railway (NCR) and posted as Chief Project Director (Bridge Workshop). He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Hari Singh Meena – who is being relieved from the post of Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), Lumding, at Guwahati in Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) – has been posted in the cadre on the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Atul Kanaujia – who is returning from deputation to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has been transferred to North Central Railway (NCR) and posted as Chief Workshop Manager, RCNK, Jhansi. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.

Vikas Arya has been transferred from East Coast Railway (ECoR) to Northern Railway (NR) and posted in the cadre. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.

M Srinivas, who is returning from deputation Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has been transferred to East Coast Railway (ECoR) and posted in the cadre. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.

Santosh Kumar Gupta has been transferred from North Eastern Railway (NER) to Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE). He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Rahul Srivtastava – who is presently working as Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), Varanasi, in North Eastern Railway (NER) – has been appointed to officiate in senior administrative grade (SAG). He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Abhay Kumar, who is presently posted in Northern Railway (NR),has been appointed to officiate in senior administrative grade (SAG). He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Asad Saeed , who is presently working as Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), Agra Cantonment, in North Central Railway (NCR), has been appointed to officiate in senior administrative grade (SAG). He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Mohammad Ahsan has been transferred from Workshop Projects Organisation (WPO) to East Central Railway (ECR) and appointed to officiate in senior administrative grade (SAG). He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Pranav Jyoti Sharma has been transferred from Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) to Eastern Railway (ER). He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Ravindra Kumar Goel has been transferred from Western Railway (WR) to Northern Railway (NR) and posted as Chief Project Director, SD. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Mudit Bhatnagar has been transferred from Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE) to South Eastern Railway (SER) and posted as Chief Project Director, SD. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Sandeep Sharma, who is presently posted in Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), has been posted as Chief Project Director (Bridge Workshop) in the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Raju Bhargava has been appointed Commissioner of Police, Rajkot city in Gujarat. He is a 1995 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Two IPS officers of 2009 batch have been promoted to Selection Grade in Punjab. The officers are Naveen Singla and Kuldeep Singh. Among them Kuldeep Singh, who is presently serving on inter-cadre deputation to AGMUT cadre as SSP, UT, Chandigarh, has been promoted notionally.

Seven members of Indian Administrative Service of 2018 batch have been confirmed in the IAS with effect from August 2020. Among them are Ms Mamoni Doley of Manipur cadre and Ms Anu Kumari, Ms Sikha Surendran, Ms Madhavikutty M S, Harris Rasheed, Rajeev Kumar Choudhary and Chetan Kumar Meena, all of Kerala cadre. 

Partha Sarathi Sen has been appointed Principal Secretary, Law Department on deputation in W Bengal. He is an officer of West Bengal Judicial Service.

Two IAS officers have been assigned additional charge in W Bengal. Dr Ajay Kumar Sharma, Secretary, Animal Husbandry and Cooperation, who is holding the charge of Secretary, Fisheries, will also hold the charge of MD, HP Power Corporation Ltd., while Hans Raj Chauhan, Director, Land Records, will also handle charge of MD, HP Minorities Finance and Development Corporation.

Rabi Kumar Naskar, Under Secretary, has been posted to the Ministry of Rural Development, upon his repatriation from deputation.

Raghav Gupta has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in NATGRID Delhi, under Ministry of Home Affairs on deputation basis. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Mehare Yogesh Prabhakar Rao has been appointed as Deputy Director in Sports Authority of India (SAI) on deputation basis. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Mahesh Bhagwat Dale, Deputy Secretary, Ayush, has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre on personal grounds. He is a 2011 batch IDAS officer.

Dr Vibha Chahal has been appointed as Private Secretary to Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, MoS for Health & Family Welfare. Dr Chahal is a 2012 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Ravish Prasad has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Defence. He is a 2010 batch IOFS officer.

Ram Singh has been appointed as Director in the Department of Telecommunications. He is a 2008 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Mrs. Rajalakshmi Srinivasa Raghavan has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Promoter) of Emmessar Biotech & Nutrition Limited.

Aarushi Manoj Ganatra has been appointed as Additional Independent Director of Steelcast Limited.

Suyash Sunil Patodia has been re-designated as Joint Managing Director of Choice International Limited.

Mrs. Vinita Sunil Patodia has been appointed as Additional (Non Executive-Non Independent ) Chairperson of Choice International Limited.

Pradeep Banerjee has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Independent director of Gabriel India Limited.

Mrs. Anjali Singh has been re-appointed as Executive Chairperson of Gabriel India Limited.

Puneet Chhatwal has been re-appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Indian Hotels Company Limited.

Shri Sadashiv Sawrikar will cease to be Independent Director of Sanghi Industries Limited on completion of his tenure on June 23, 2022.

Devidas K Kambale will cease to be Independent Director of Sanghi Industries Limited on completion of his tenure on June 23, 2022.

DBN Rao will cease to be Independent Director of Sanghi Industries Limited on completion of his tenure on June 23, 2022.

GM Yadwadkar has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of Sanghi Industries Limited on completion of his tenure on June 23, 2022.

Sudhir Nanavati has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of of Sanghi Industries Limited on completion of his tenure on June 23, 2022.

Claude Alex D'Gama Rose has been re-appointed as Non-Executive and Independent Director of SNL Bearings Limited.

Sumit Malik has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive) of Fabino Life Sciences Limited.

Sandeep Rao has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive) of Next Mediaworks Limited effective from June 1, 2022.

Ms. Hema Thakur Kiran has been appointed as Additional Director of Priya Limited.

Nishant Dholakia has been appointed as Additional Executive Director on the Board of Galaxy Cloud Kitchens Limited.

Ashok Kumar Jain has been appointed as Additional Director (Independent) of RDB Rasayans Limited.

Pradeep Gupta has been re-appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Cyber Media (India) Limited.

Kanwalpreet Walia Singh has been appointed as Additional Director (Independent) of GS Auto International Limited.

DEBATE (1)

Rahul Gandhi doesn’t stand before Narendra Modi any where.

Raj Shekhar

Disparity between IAS and IPS officers

Why no one is interested in increasing disparity between IAS and IPS officers in Centre on empanelment. It is causing a lot of frustration and loss of morale. Good IPS officers need to be attracted for Central deputation with all incentives.

Santosh

Creation of information about lapsed policies

Appellant sought details regarding number of lapsed policies and amount involved in the early stages of the policy such as after the payment of first premium, first year premium etc. The PIO of LIC contended that the information sought by the appellant does not exist as a record as defined under section 2 (i) of the RTI Act. The requested information will have to be created by 2048 Branches of LIC spread all over India and then to be collected and collated and compiled merely to reply to the RTI queries of the appellant. It will disproportionately divert the limited resources of the Corporation, which is strictly forbidden under section 7 (9) of the RTI Act. The CIC held that the queries of the appellant are non-specific, unclear as information related to all the lapsed policies and seeking such voluminous data is not maintainable under the provisions of the RTI Act. The CIC noted that the LIC has provided a categorical reply vide their written submission dated 06.04.2022 which clarifies some of the issues raised in the RTI Application and upheld the same. Further, the CIC admonished the LIC for not providing the specific reply ab initio as per their written submission and cautioned them to be more diligent in future while dealing with the matters related to the RTI Act..

Comments

The PIO is not expected to compile information under the RTI Act. Further, the initial reply to the RTI Application should be proper as the onus of denial of information is on the PIO.

Citation: Mr. Ajamuddin Taher Khairatkhan v. Life Insurance Corporation of India in Second Appeal No. CIC/LICOI/A/2020/680978, Date of order: 21.04.2022

Dr. Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in) is an expert on RTI matters and has co-authored the books RIGHT TO INFORMATION - LAW AND PRACTICE and PIO’s guide to RTI. Apart from her weekly article here, her other articles can be read at the website of RTI Foundation of India at the link: www.rtifoundationofindia.com

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