Buzz is that Chairman of the LIC M R Kumar may get six months to one year extension in March. Tenure of Kumar is coming to an end in March.

Empanelment of 1990 batch IPS officers to the rank of DG in Government of India is on cards. Postings of 1989 batch officers as DG will start only after empanelment of 1990 batch IPS officers.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has issued fresh advertisement for three posts of Members in the Competition Commission of India (CCI).

Amarendu Prakash, Director (Bokaro Steel Plant), SAIL, appears to be eligible for the post of Chairman, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).

The name of M Jagannath has been recommended for the first vacancy of Managing Director (MD) of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India.

The name of Tablesh Pandey has been recommended for the second vacancy of Managing Director (MD) of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India.

Dr Sudhir Kumar has been appointed as Director, National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee.

Shiv Nandan Kumar has been promoted to the Higher Administrative Grade of Central Water Engineering Service (Group 'A').

Sanjay Choudhuri, ED, OIL, has been appointed as Director (Finance), Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL). The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

Saurav Dutta, Vice President, BLC, has been appointed as Director (Finance), Balmer Lawrie & Co Limited (BLC). The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

Ghanshyam Sharma, Director (Finance), MECL, has been appointed as Director (Finance), Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL). The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

The post of Ms Preeti Jain has been upgraded as Director in the Department of Economic Affairs. She is a 2009 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Cdr. P K Srivastava has been promoted to the grade of Scientist 'G' under the Modified Flexible Complementing Scheme (MFCS).

Of the three panels set up by the Centre to take up user complaints against social media platforms, the first Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) will be chaired by the Chief Executive Officer, Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Ashutosh Shukla, former IPS officer and Sunil Soni, former Chief General Manager, Punjab National Bank and Chief Information Officer will be the whole-time members of this panel.

Air Marshal A P Singh has been appointed as the new Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force,

Vinayak Azad has been posted as Member (Traffic & Logistic), Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) , under the ministry of Port, Shipping and Waterways, on deputation basis for a period of three years. He is a 1994 batch IRS(C&IT) officer.

K P M Swamy, Senior ED, NBCC Limited has been appointed as Director (Commercial), NBCC. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

Pankaj Kumar Sharma, CGM, NMDC Limited has been appointed as Director (Production) in National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO). The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

The tenure of Ms Vandana Sharma as Secretary at Joint Secretary level, Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), has been extended for a period of six months beyond January 25, 2023. She is a CSS officer.

Two officers of Indian Postal Service (IPoS) have been shifted. Ram Naresh Sikartia has been posted as ADG (IM-I), Postal Directorate, New Delhi, while Himanshu Chaudhary was shifted as ADG (IM-II), Postal Directorate, New Delhi.

It is proposed to fill up the post of Senior Adviser to the Executive Director (Joint Secretary level), International Monetary Fund (lMF), Washington D.C., USA for a period of three years under the Department of Economic Affairs and applications have been invited by DoPT by 20 February.

V Anjaneyulu, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager (Sr. DCM), Guntur, South Central Railway (SCR), has been selected for deputation to Andhra Pradesh Government for a period of three years. He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

Vineet Singh Yadav has been transferred from Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) to Southern Railway (SR) and posted in the cadre. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Rajiv Kumar Singh - who is returning from deputation to Delhi Development Authority (DDA) - has been posted in Railway Wheel Factory (RWF) in the cadre. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

In a major reshuffle, as many as 30 have been shifted and assigned new responsibilities. K P Karthikeyan has been posted as Collector, Tirunelaveli, while D Ravichandran is now Collector, Tenkasi and Dr V P Jeyaseelan takes charge as Collector, Virudhunagar. Similarly, Deepak Jacob was appointed as  Collector, Krishnagiri; C Palani as  Collector, Villupuram; P N Sridhar as  Collector, Kanyakumari; K Karpagam as  Collector, Perambular; R V Shajeevana as  Collector, Theni; Kranthi Kumar Pati as  Collector, Coimbatore; T Charusree as  Collector, Tiruvarur; A P Mahabharathi as  Collector, Mayiladuthurai; P Akash as Deputy Secretary, Labour Welfare & Skill Development; J Meghanatha Reddy as Member Secretary, Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu with full additional charge of Joint Secretary, Special Programme Implementation; P Sri Venkata Priya as Controller of Examinations, Teachers Recruitment Board; K V Muralidharan as Commissioner of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments; B Gayathri Krishnan as Joint Commissioner (State Taxes), Commercial Taxes, Coimbatore; R Lalitha as Director, Technical Education; S Jayandhi as Special Secretary, School Education; C Kathiravan as Project Director, TN Road Sector Project; M Lakshmi as Director, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services; Pooja Kulkarni as Special Secretary, Industries, Investment Promotion & Commerce; T S Rajaseksekar as Special Secretary, Planning & Development; Har Sahay Meena as Principal Secretary/Commissioner, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj; S Sivarasu as Joint Commissioner, Revenue Administration; G Laxmi Priya as  Secretary, Adi Dravidar and Welfare; J Kumaragurubharan as  Secretary, IT & Digital Services and OSD, Hindu Religious Endowments; T S Jawahar as ACS/Project Director, TN Irigated Agriculture Modernisation Project; V R Subbulaxmi as Joint Commissioner, Land Administration; M S Prasanth as Additional Director General, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj; D Mohan as Director, Information and PR and ex-officio Joint Secretary, Development & Information. 

Gaurav Gulati, ED, NBCC (India) Limited, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting. Five persons were interviewed for the same.

Mrs Aparna Arora, ACS, Revenue, Colonisation, Sainik Kalyan Department and Devasthan Department will also hold the Additional Charge order of the posts of Additional Chief Secretary, School Education Department and Language and Library Department and Panchayati Raj (Elementary Education) Department, Rajasthan, Jaipur following retirement of Pawan Goyal on 31 March. She is an IAS officer.

Barun Kumar Ray has been promoted to the Apex Scale of IAS as Additional Chief Secretary, Labour Department in W Bengal. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of W Bengal cadre.

Rajesh Kumar Sinha, PS, Housing Department has been assigned additional charge of PS, Youth Services and Sports Department, while Sanjay Bansal, Secretary, Backward Classes Welfare Department will also hold responsibility of Secretary, Paschimanchal Unnayan Affairs Department, in W Bengal.

Mrs Poovitha S has been appointed as CEO, Chamarajangar Zilla Panchayat, while Mrs Gayitri K M was made CEO, Mysuru Zilla Panchayat and  Mrs Poornima is CEO, Hassan Zilla Panchayat. Similarly,  Lingamurhty has been appointed as Special officer & Ex-officio Deputy Secretary, Health and Family Welfare; Sadashiva Prabhu as CEO, Vijayanagara Zilla Panchayat and Rahul Sharanappa Sankanur was made Ballari Zilla Panchayat in Karnataka.

Sudhir Kallaya Hiremath has been inducted as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a period of five years. He is a 2007 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Satya Veer Singh has been inducted as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a period of five years. He is a 2008 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Manjunath Singe has been inducted as Superintendent of Police (SP) in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a period of five years. He is a 2011 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Ms Divya Sara Thomas has been inducted as Superintendent of Police (SP) in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a period of five years. She is a 2013 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre.

The deputation tenure of Vijayendra Bidari as DIG, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been extended upto July 18, 2024. He is a 2005 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

The deputation tenure of Anoop T Mathew as DIG, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been extended upto February 2, 2025. He is a 2006 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

The deputation tenure of Ashok Kumar as SP, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been extended upto January 29, 2026. He is a 2006 batch IRS-C&IT officer.

The deputation tenure of Manoj Verma as SP, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been extended upto August 27, 2023. He is a Second-in-Command, CRPF.

Vikas Sahay has been appointed in-charge Director General of Police of Gujarat.  He is a 1989 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Elevation of Justice Rajesh Bindal as Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court has been recommended.

Elevation of Justice Aravind Kumar as Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court has been recommended.

Rajat Agarwal has been appointed as Executive Director, Indian Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO). He is a 2003 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Subhash Chandra Agarwal has been appointed as Additional DGFT, DGFT. He is a 1994 batch IRS-C&IT officer.

Amitabh Prasad has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Defence. He is a 2001 batch IA&AS officer.

Rajender Kumar has been apointed as Joint Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution. He is a 1997 batch IOFS officer.

Devendra Kumar Nim has been appointed as Joint Secretary, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). He is a 1993 batch IP&TA&FS officer.

Rajendra Ratnoo has been appointed as Executive Director, National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM). He is a 2001 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Rahul Kapoor has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. He is a 2002 batch IRAS officer.

Shahnawaz Alam has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs. He is a 1994 batch IP&TA&FS officer.

Vikas Anand has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj. He is a 2002 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

 Ms Sumita Singh has been appointed as Director, ISTM, under DoPT. She is a CSS officer.

Raj Kumar has been appointed as Additional Secretary, UPSC. He is a 2001 batch IPoS officer.

Ms Sonal Mishra has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship. She is a 1997 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Ajay Gupta has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles. He is a 1993 batch IRSS officer.

A K Rakesh, ACS, GAD (Pers), will hold additional charge of ACS, Home, while Kamal Dayani, ACS, Revenue, will also handle charge of ACS, Industries & Mines and Mrs Sonal Mishra, Commissioner, Rural Development, Panchayats  will hold additional charge of PS, Panchayats, Rural Housing and Rural Development.  

As many as 15 IAS officers have been shifted in Telangana and assigned new postings. Accordingly, Ms Bharati Hollikeri has been appointed as Special secretary & Commissioner, Women & Child Welfare & Senior Citizen Department, while Rajeevgandhi Hanumanthu is now Collector & District Magistrate, Nizamabad and D Amoy Kumar was shifted as Collector & District Magistrate, Medchal Malkajgiri, with full additional charge of Collector & District Magistrate, Hyderabad. Similarly, Ms Sikta Patnaik is posted as Collector & District Magistrate, Hanamkonda; Rahul Raj P S as Collector & District Magistrate, Adilabad; Narayana Reddy as Collector & District Magistrate, Vikarabad; Ms Shaik Yasmeen Basha as Collector & District Magistrate, Komaram Bheem-Asifabad; G Ravi as Collector & District Magistrate, Mahabubnagar; S Venkata Rao as Collector & District Magistrate, Suryapet; S Harish as Collector & District Magistrate, Rangareddy; Badhavath Santosh as Collector & District Magistrate, Mancherial; Rajashri Shah as Collector & District Magistrate, Medak; Tejas Nandilal Pawar as Collector & District Magistrate, Wanaparthy; Karnati Varun Reddy as Collector & District Magistrate,Nirmal and K V Karnan as Collector & District Magistrate,Karimnagar, has been placed in full additional charge of Collector & District Magistrate, Jagtial.

Shailesh Bhandari has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Electrotherm (India) Limited with effect from February 1, 2023.

C Bhagavantha Rao has been re-appointed as Executive Chairman of Incap Limited.

Ms. C Neelima has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Incap Limited.

Shailesh Bhandari has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Electrotherm (India) Limited with effect from February 1, 2023.

Abdulrahim Allabux Khan has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of New Markets Advisory Limited.

Rajeel Shekhar Dekate has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of New Markets Advisory Limited.

Yogesh Darji has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of New Markets Advisory Limited.

Ms. Yukti Sneh Arya has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of New Markets Advisory Limited.

Ms. Ananyashree Birla has been appointed as Additional Non-Executive Director of Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited.

Aryaman Birla has been appointed as Additional Non-Executive Director of Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited.

Rishi Tikmani has been re-appointed as Whole-Time Director of Alfa Ica (India) Limited with effect from April 1, 2023.

Ms. Deepika Jain has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Non- Independent Director of QGO Finance Limited.

Most of youths want to work in air-conditioned BPO

I do not agree that our education system lacks vision. While there are many vocational courses available, today's youth do not want to pursue courses which require manual/outdoor work. Most of them want to work in air-conditioned BPO! There is an acute shortage of nurses, OT assistants, geriatric care attendants etc. which require skill and dedication. Unfortunately there are no takers for these jobs.

S Gopal

Human rights violation in service matters

The records pertaining to appointment of persons on compassionate grounds and related information was denied by CISF u/s 24 read with second schedule of the RTI Act. The CIC held that the queries raised by the Appellant constitute personal information related to officials who are third parties. Hence, disclosure of information with respect to such queries would be barred even under Section 8(1)(e) and (j) of the RTI Act. Referring to the High Court decision in Director General and Anr. v. Harender, the CIC held that the expression “Human Rights Violation” as used in proviso to Section 24(1) of the Act cannot be read to extend to all matters where a person alleges violation of fundamental rights. Plainly, the said expression cannot be extended to include controversies relating to service matters.

Comments

In most cases, the judicial pronouncements have been in favour of denying information relating to service matters in case of organisations beyond the purview of the RTI Act taking a strict interpretation of what constitutes human rights. It has been argued that if employees of an establishment cannot agitate their grievances before judicial forums, these organizations/establishments may become autocratic. In a judgment dated 22.03.2022, a division bench of Delhi High Court in UoI v. CIC, [LPA 734/2018] observed that the RTI Act is a tool which facilitates the employees and officers in airing their grievances systematically. Holding that non-supply of the information/documents is a human rights violation as in the absence of the same, the RTI applicant would not be able to agitate her right to promotion, the Court directed to provide copies of the seniority list as well the minutes of DPC.

Citation: Shri Ashwani Verma v. CISF, Second Appeal No. CIC/CISFO/A/2021/156819, Date of Decision: 20.01.2023

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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