21/01/2016Comments Off on RESERVATION: Nitish Kumar keeps election promise, rolls out 35 percent reservation for women; Government okays quotas for women in paramilitary …
Nitish Kumar keeps election promise, rolls out 35 percent reservation for women Government okays quotas for women in paramilitary 20 years after Mandal, less than 12% OBCs in central govt jobs More …
Indianexpress.com Jan 20, 2016 In the latest decision, the government said, the 35 per cent reservation extended to women on posts of police constable would now be extended to cover other state government vacancies, too. …
The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary receiving the Guard of Honour, at the 23rd Rapid Action Force day, at 99BN RAF campus, Hakimpet, in Hyderabad on October 07, 2015. The DG-CRPF, Shri Prakash Mishra is also seen. (Image Courtesy: pib website)
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 6, 2016 NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday took an important step to improve gender equality in the paramilitary by approving reservation of 33% women at the constable rank in two major central paramilitary forces CRPF and CISF and also setting a 15% quota in the border forces BSF, SSB and ITBP. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Dec 26, 2015 CHENNAI: More than two decades after implementation of Mandal commission report, which mandates 27 percent reservation for OBCs in central government jobs, an RTI data shows that less than 12 percent of employees of central government ministries, departments and statutory bodies are from other backward classes (OBCs) as on January 1, 2015. …
MPs, MLAs fall in OBC ‘creamy layer’, panel saysTimesofindia.indiatimes.com May 6, 2015 NEW DELHI: Children of past and present members of Parliament and state legislators should not be eligible for OBC reservations, the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) has recommended. …
Raise ‘creamy layer’ to Rs 10.5 lakh: OBC panelTimesofindia.indiatimes.com May 5, 2015 NEW DELHI: The national commission for backward classes has asked the Centre to raise the ‘creamy layer’ criterion for OBCs from the present annual salary of Rs 6 lakh to Rs 10.50 lakh. …
Ensure SC, ST reservation in empanelment of babus: Par panelBusiness-standard.com April 30, 2015 Dismayed over the dismal representation of SC and ST officers in top echelon of the bureaucracy, a parliamentary committee today asked the government to make mandatory reservation in empanelment in the secretary-level appointments. …
Submission of Fake Caste Certificates New Delhi, April 22, 2015 Information about appointments secured on the basis of fake/false caste certificates is not centrally maintained. However, the Central Government had undertaken a one-time exercise to collect information about appointments secured on the basis of fake/false caste certificates in the year 2010. As per information received from various Ministries/Departments etc. 1832 appointments were allegedly secured on the basis of fake/false caste certificates. Disciplinary proceedings had been instituted in all the cases. It was reported that out of the above 1832 cases, 276 had resulted in suspension/removal etc, whereas 521 cases were entangled into litigations and in remaining 1035 cases disciplinary proceedings were pending.
The Government instructions provide that an appointing authority should verify the caste status of SC/ST/OBC candidates at the time of initial appointment as well as at the time of promotion. Chief Secretaries of States/Union Territories have been requested to issue instructions to the District Magistrates/ District Collectors/ Deputy Commissioners of the Districts to the effect that when asked to verify the veracity etc. of caste certificates, they should ensure at their own level that veracity of the caste/community certificate referred to the district authorities is verified and reported to the appointing authority within one month of receipt of request from such authority. In order to rule out collusion between candidates holding false/forged certificate and employees at the district level or sub-district level, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against officers who default in timely verification of caste status in such cases or issue false certificates. This was stated by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question by Shri Rattan Lal Kataria in the Lok Sabha today. (Source: pib press release)
24 years later, fake claim costs man his jobTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 19, 2015 AHMEDABAD: Ishwar Baviskar’s caste certificate obtained on basis of fake caste claim got him a job with Nadiad municipality over two decades ago. But his enthusiasm for using atrocity laws against politicians and colleagues has proved to be his undoing. …
Hindu reconvert gets SC benefitsEconomictimes.indiatimes.com 27 Feb, 2015 NEW DELHI: In a ruling that would stoke the debate over religious conversion and reconversion, the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that a Christian who reconverted to Hinduism be given back his Scheduled Caste benefits. …
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21/01/2016Comments Off on AIR TRAVEL: Now, extra round of frisking just ahead of boarding plane; 59 Countries every Indian can visit without a visa! …
Now, extra round of frisking just ahead of boarding plane 59 Countries every Indian can visit without a visa! Air India forms ‘speedy’ grievance redressal mechanism in image-salvaging exercise More …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 15, 2016 NEW DELHI: Air travellers will now have to undergo another round of frisking and baggage check before boarding their flights. …
Every Indian can visit 59 Countries without a visa. (Pexels Image)
India.com September 9, 2015 What’s the first thing you do when you plan a vacation? Book tickets? Nahh. Pack bags? Nopes! Ask family and friends for tips? Nopes. It is go to the Visa page and check out the Visa procedure. …
Dnaindia.com 20 September 2015 In an image-salvaging exercise and as an attempt to win back passengers’ confidence, Air India has put in place a ‘speedy’ grievance redressal mechanism at the airline, including immediate response to any adverse feedback about the quality of its both on board and on-ground services. …
Govt changes name of visa-on-arrival scheme to e-tourist visaTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 14, 2015 NEW DELHI: The Union home ministry has decided to rename the tourist visa-on-arrival scheme as ‘e-tourist visa’ scheme with effect from Wednesday. …
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18/01/2016Comments Off on INDIA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi starts up new business era with tax breaks and mega fund …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi starts up new business era with tax breaks and mega fund Govt launches 22 new schemes under Digital India programme More …
Mr. Adam Neumann, Founder WeWork (Start Up India Participant) call on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on January 15, 2016. (Image Courtesy: pib website)
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 17, 2016 NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday unveiled a raft of measures – ranging from tax waiver for three years, ending inspector raj and a mega fund — to help boost the start-up eco-system. The 19-point action plan, which was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a day-long event, came with the promise that the government will only play the role of a facilitator and not burden entrepreneurs with complicated compliance requirements. …
Livemint.com Initiatives in areas such as digital infrastructure, digital empowerment and on-demand govt services unveiled Dec 29, 2015 New Delhi: The government on Monday expanded its Digital India programme, launching new initiatives and broadening the scope of existing ones, to make more services accessible to the masses. …
Firstpost.com Dec 2, 2015 22:35 IST The latest: – 3,500 people stranded at Chennai airport – Chennai airport closed till 6 December – Worst continuous rainstorms in 100 years …
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Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Nov 24, 2015 NEW DELHI: Concerned by the future projections of water availability in India, the government is mulling the legislation route to save the scarce resource from depleting any further. It plans to come out with a new draft National Water Framework Bill – on the lines of the one in effect in Europe – and improvising on the existing draft law of 2013. …
Thehindu.com November 18, 2015 BENGALURU: Legislators on Tuesday initiated the process of impeachment of Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao by submitting petitions seeking his removal to the Assembly Speaker and the Council Chairman. …
Business-standard.com September 23, 2015 From the usual refrain of increasing threshold of personal income tax from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs five lakh, the common man wants the government to announce a new fund for onions in the Budget for 2016-17. A few of them suggested to the government to do away with exemptions. …
Cross mark is now NOTA symbolTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 20, 2015 AHMEDABAD: The ‘None Of The Above’ (Nota) option on electronic voting machines (EVMs) finally got its own symbol — a small ballot paper with a black cross on it. The Nota symbol will make its debut in the forthcoming Bihar assembly elections and Surat bypolls. …
The globality Of Hinduism: Hindutva’s attempt to put the Hindu creative brilliance in jail is doomed Timesofindia.indiatimes.com March 11, 2015 One of the attempted follies of our times is the conflation of Hinduism, essentially an eclectic way of life, into a codified belief system that seeks to mirror the major faiths it has interacted with; for instance, Islam and Christianity. Indeed, since the May 2014 electoral thrashing of Congress by the self-professed Hindutva party, BJP, this gross and distorted projection of Hinduism by fringe groups has grown. …
e-Voting a Possibility in Next General Election, Says CEO Bhanwar Lal Newindianexpress.com Jan 25, 2015 HYDERABAD:E-voting facility is likely to be introduced in the general elections in 2019 or 2024. This was hinted at by state’s chief electoral officer Bhanwar Lal at the National Voters Day celebrations organised by the United Federation of Resident Welfare Associations at Paryatak Bhavan here on Saturday. …
Are you a citizen or resident of India? Business-standard.com January 19, 2015 One of the secretaries in the Union government grew agitated when it was pointed out to him that though he might be holding an Indian passport, an Aadhaar number and a voter identity card, it did not necessarily mean he was a citizen of India. …
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18/01/2016Comments Off on HUMAN RIGHTS: Right to health is a human right: Himachal High Court; Notice to CS over Nari Sadan inmates’ condition …
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Right to health is a human right: Himachal High Court Notice to CS over Nari Sadan inmates’ condition Stray dog attacks: Human rights should come first, NHRC says More …
Indianexpress.com Giving the government six months’ time to seek options, the bench said all central government pensioners residing in non-CGHS areas would be covered either by CS(MA) Rules, 1944 or CGHS as per the option they choose. … Dec 31, 2015
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Dec 8, 2015 Shimla: Himachal Pradesh high court on Monday issued notices to chief secretary and other top officials of the state government over a letter alleging violation of rights of inmates at a women’s shelter home, Nari Sewa Sadan, in Mashobra with directions to file their replies on or before December 9. …
Stray dog attacks: Human rights should come first, NHRC saysTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Aug 15, 2015 NEW DELHI: Concerned over the rising menace of stray dogs which claimed the life of a seven-year-old boy in Jamia Nagar earlier this month, …
Convicts can’t be hanged secretly and hurriedly: Supreme CourtTimesofindia.indiatimes.com May 28, 2015 NEW DELHI: Condemned prisoners also have a right to dignity, the Supreme Court has said holding that execution of death sentence cannot be carried out in an arbitrary, hurried and secret manner without allowing death row convicts to exhaust all legal remedies and meet family members. …
UN to appoint watchdog to focus on privacy in digital ageComputerworld.com Mar 27, 2015 The Human Rights Council of the United Nations has voted in favor of a resolution backed by Germany and Brazil to appoint an independent watchdog or ‘special rapporteur’ to monitor privacy rights in the digital age.
Rights abuse rampant in India: AmnestyTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Feb 25, 2015 LONDON: Amnesty International has pulled up India, saying impunity is widespread for human rights abuses by state and non-state actors in the country. …
NHRC faults draft national health policyTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 31, 2015 NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission’s core group on health has observed that rights perspective is missing from the draft National Health Policy, 2015. …
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18/01/2016Comments Off on SERVICES: New rule limits babus’ foreign trips to four a year; Will Govt. employees be required to share insights and pictures on return from LTC trip? …
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New rule limits babus’ foreign trips to four a year Will Govt. employees be required to share insights and pictures on return from LTC trip? No quota in promotion in PSU banks: SC No suspension of IAS officers without PM nod Government Considers Gratuity To Employees Under National Pension System Why implementing the Seventh Pay Commission recommendation is a herculean challenge More …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 15, 2016 NEW DELHI: Bureaucrats can go on a maximum of four overseas trips in a year, the finance ministry has directed in fresh guidelines which also say secretaries should only undertake foreign travel when no one else can be deputed. …
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Will Govt. employees be required to share insights and pictures on return from LTC trip?
Dtf.in : Jan 12, 2016 New Delhi. The Central Government employees may be encouraged to share interesting insights and pictures, if any, of the destination he/she would visit while availing LTC, on an appropriate forum. (cf. para 5 of the DoPT O.M. 31011/3/2015-Estt (A.IV) dated 11.01.2016). The other points in the proposal, put up by DoPT for comments to be furnished over the next fortnight, are as under: • To remove the bottlenecks in the processing of the LTC claims, it has been decided by the Department of Personnel & Training to simplify the procedure of application and make the procedure of processing of LTC claims time-bound. The following time-limits shall be followed while processing the LTC applications/claims of the Government servants.
S.No. Course of action Time limit 1 Leave Sanction 5 days + 2 days* 2 Sanction of LTC advance 5 days + 2 days* 3 Time taken by Administration 10 days + 2 days* for verification of LTC claim after the LTC bill is submitted by the Government employee for settlement. 4 Time taken by DDO 5 days + 2 days* 5 Time taken by PAO 5 days + 2 days* * It may be noted that in cases where the place of posting of the Government employees is away from their Headquarters, additional 2 days transit-time may be allowed. The person proceeds on LTC after S.No.1 and 2, i.e. after ten days of applying LTC. • The Government servants are required to inform their Controlling Officer before the journey (s) on LTC to be undertaken. • It has now been decided that the Leave Sanctioning Authority shall obtain a self-certification from the employee regarding the proposed LTC journey. The pro forma for self-certification has been annexed to the aforesaid O.M. dated 11.01.2016. • It has also been decided that whenever a Government servant applies for LTC, he/she may be provided with a copy of the guidelines (enclosed with the aforesaid O.M. dated 11.01.2016) which needs to be followed while availing LTC. • Comments on the above proposal may be furnished to the Department of Personnel & Training within 15 days via e-mail to e-mail address, jha.sn@nic.in. More: DoPT O.M. dated 11.01.2016 – CCS (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 – Fulfillment of procedural requirements>>> LTC Rules
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Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 9, 2016 NEW DELHI: Exactly a year after holding that officers belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes can claim reservation in promotion from level 1 to level VI grade, the Supreme Court on Friday admitted that it had committed a mistake while passing the verdict and clarified that there can be no reservation in promotion. …
The Chairman, PFRDA, Shri Hemant Contractor speaking at the conference on implementation of National Pension System by the State Governments, organised by the PFRDA, in New Delhi on December 10, 2015. The Special Secretary (Expenditure), Ministry of Finance, Shri Ajay Narayan Jha is also seen. (Image Courtesy: pib website)
Ndtv.com December 22, 2015 New Delhi: Government is considering a proposal to provide gratuity to its employees covered under National Pension System (NPS) on retirement, Parliament was informed today. …
Economictimes.indiatimes.com 20 Dec, 2015 Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur, a former Supreme Court judge and chairman of the Seventh Central Pay Commission (CPC), has returned to his home town Jodhpur in Rajasthan after spending two years in Delhi and submitting a 900-page humongous report recommending a hike in pay, allowances and pension for 47 lakh government employees and 52 lakh pensioners. …
Financialexpress.com Central government employees will now enjoy adventure tourism, under special casual leave, granted by the Government of India … December 9, 2015
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Indianexpress.com December 1, 2015 A month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared his government’s resolve to do away with interviews for non-gazetted jobs in the central government from January 1, online tests are set to replace the objective-type written examinations as a “viable and practical alternative”. …
Economictimes.indiatimes.com Nov 27, 2015 NEW DELHI: Remember the iconic scene in the Munnabhai sequel of movies where a senior citizen strips in an office to get his pension? Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh did not have to do that but did concede on Thursday that he too had to wait for a year for his pension to start after taking voluntary retirement. …
Dnaindia.com 16 October 2015 “RTI replies should be timely, transparency and trouble- free. It will help in reducing possibilities of errors,” he said at the function which was boycotted by leading RTI activists, including Aruna Roy, after authorities restricted the invitations to some activists citing security reasons. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Oct 9, 2015 NEW DELHI: It is often seen that departmental enquiries against government servants involved in illegal activities don’t make much headway. However, to make sure that enquiries are conducted in a fair manner, the government has decided to engage retired officers with “impeccable integrity” and a “clean service record” to probe serving officers. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Oct 09, 2015 Security fears, dowry demands and the possibility of their spouses giving misleading information about their assets were some of the reasons cited by desperate bureaucrats trying to avoid disclosing their as well as immediate family’s wealth. …
India.com September 21, 2015 All central government departments have been asked to verify services of employees working under them mandatorily five years before retirement in order to check delay in processing pension cases. …
Treat paramilitary forces as organized services: HCTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 4, 2015 NEW DELHI: In a landmark verdict which will benefit thousands of Group A paramilitary personnel, the Delhi High Court Thursday paved the way for their smooth career progression by declaring them to be “organized services.”.…
Delhi too hot? 56 IAS officers opt for states, just 4 come to CentreTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 10, 2015 NEW DELHI: At least 56 IAS officers have left their central postings prematurely for their respective state cadres since May 2014 when the Narendra Modi-led BJP government took office. …
A delegation of officers belonging to Central Secretariat Service (CSS) calling on the Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, in New Delhi on July 04, 2015. (Photo Courtesy: [pib website]
Officials dispatched to states to inspect toilets in schoolsTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 9, 2015 NEW DELHI: Over 300 senior officials of Central government of the rank of director and deputy secretary have been dispatched to states for “spot inspection” of toilets in schools and they have been asked to submit the report by next week. …
Babus flying abroad must give fund info Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 1, 2015 NEW DELHI: If you are a central government official planning a trip abroad, henceforth, you will have to let your employer know whether you handle large amounts of cash or if your department is privy to sensitive information. …
UPSC allows blind candidates to use scribes Thehindu.com June 21, 2015 Candidates suffering from blindness, locomotor disability and cerebral palsy can use scribes to write civil services preliminary and main examination, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has said. …
Government employees to participate in Yoga Day event Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jun 14, 2015 NEW DELHI: A large number of central government employees are expected to participate in International Yoga Day celebrations to be held at Rajpath on June 21 here, to make the event a grand success. …
Mystery of the missing IAS dozen Telegraphindia.com New Delhi, June 13: Twelve IAS officers have been “missing” from the country for years and are believed to be surreptitiously working with private organisations abroad for more lucrative pay packets. …
30% IPS Officers Ignore Property Disclosure Indiaspend.com June 5, 2015 New Delhi: More than 30% officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) and about 15% officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have not disclosed details of their immovable property for the year 2014, according to government data. …
Centre can no longer stall trial of corrupt babus Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 18, 2015 NEW DELHI: The Central Vigilance Commission has amended the process of granting sanction to fast-track trial against government officials under probe by CBI and other agencies for corruption charges, reducing delays in deciding on such requests. …
Rotate officials to prevent leaks: Home ministry Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 13, 2015 NEW DELHI: The home ministry has asked all ministries and departments to carry out periodic rotation of officials among different sections in order to prevent leak of sensitive information. …
Govt bans Gmail for official work, to monitor staff’s online activities Economictimes.indiatimes.com 28 Feb, 2015 NEW DELHI: The government will be monitoring online activities of bureaucrats on official computers, block content which it feels is adversely affecting the productivity of the babus and also have a right to delete e-mails or internet history on such computers after intimating the user. …
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15/01/2016Comments Off on TRANSPARENCY: Crack the whip on private hospitals, says NHRC; Set up system to protect whistleblowers: SC to government …
TRANSPARENCY NEWS
Crack the whip on private hospitals, says NHRC Set up system to protect whistleblowers: SC to government Public, private sector vigilance officers join hands to fight graft More …
“Generally speaking as “the abuse of entrusted power for private gain”. Corruption can be classified as grand, petty and political, depending on the amounts of money lost and the sector where it occurs. Grand corruption consists of acts committed at a high level of government that distort policies or the central functioning of the state, enabling leaders to benefit at the expense of the public good. Petty corruption refers to everyday abuse of entrusted power by low- and mid-level public officials in their interactions with ordinary citizens, who often are trying to access basic goods or services in places like hospitals, schools, police departments and other agencies. Political corruption is a manipulation of policies, institutions and rules of procedure in the allocation of resources and financing by political decision makers, who abuse their position to sustain their power, status and wealth.”
Transparency International
Animated definitions of many corruption terms may be seen in the Anti-corruption Glossary of Transparency International.
The Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Shri B.P. Sharma administering the pledge for integrity and transparency in all spheres of activities during services on the occasion of Vigilance Awareness Week from 26-31 October, 2015 to the officers and staff of the Ministry, in New Delhi on October 26, 2015. (Image Courtesy: pib website)
Thehindu.com Jan 08, 2016 Several complaintsof ‘crude’ conduct by staff and high costof treatment surface In light of a strong call to monitor institutionalised irregularities in private healthcare, the National Human Rights Commission on Thursday underscored the need for a regulatory authority for private hospitals and medical institutions.
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 7, 2016 NEW DELHI: Observing that whistleblowers exposing corruption is a global phenomenon and a reality in the country, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to put in place an administrative mechanism for their protection as they face threats and harassment for bringing to light irregularities in government departments. …
Business-standard.com A key reason driving vigilance officers to join hands in the fight against corruption is the United Nations Convention against Corruption December 13, 2015 Last month, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)’s headquarters at Lodhi Road was venue to an unusual meeting of minds. For the first time, about 30 chief vigilance officers (CVOs) from public sector organisations and senior compliance officers from the private sector came together to explore possibilities of fighting corruption jointly. …
Private companies won’t be in anti-graft law net Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 29, 2015 NEW DELHI: The government has virtually ruled out amending the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) to extend it to the private sector, a move that was recommended by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money to check the circulation of unaccounted wealth in the education and religious institutions. …
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee administering the oath of Office to Shri K.V. Chowdary as the Central Vigilance Commissioner, at a function, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on June 10, 2015. (Photo Courtesy: pib website)
CVC probes babus over 47 missing SEZ files Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 6, 2015 NEW DELHI: The Central Vigilance Commission has started an investigation against senior officials of the commerce ministry for 47 missing files of Special Economic Zones allocated to some of the country’s top companies. …
Procedures on complaints against judges on Supreme Court website Economictimes.indiatimes.com 16 Apr, 2015 NEW DELHI: The “in-house” procedures, devised by a five-judges panel and adopted by the Supreme Court way back in 1999, on taking “suitable remedial” actions against judges, accused of misconduct and impropriety, of the apex court and the high courts was today put in public domain.
7 Civil Servants Who Paid Heavily for Being Honest Siliconindia.com 19 March 2015 BENGALURU: Honesty is the best policy but can we really apply this in the big bad world? At least not in case of India, as dishonesty is highly paid in our country. …
Stiff jail term, 90% penalty for black money abroad Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 21, 2015 NEW DELHI: The Modi government on Friday unveiled a set of stringent provisions, including a 90% penalty on those who have undisclosed foreign assets and income overseas as it introduced a Bill to deal with black money stashed abroad. …
Law panel to Modi Govt: Bribery for ‘good intention’ should not be considered a crime Oneindia.com February 18, 2015 New Delhi, Feb 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, throughout his electioneering, sought votes to curb widespread corruption and bribery in the government offices, but if reports are to be believed then Law Commission has come up with a recommendation that might promote bribery.…
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15/01/2016Comments Off on RTI: Delhi HC sets aside order asking SC to share info on reserved verdicts …
RTI NEWS
Delhi HC sets aside order asking SC to share info on reserved verdicts Disclosure of Govt Email IDs National Security Threat: CIC RBI, commercial banks can’t hide names of defaulters under RTI, says Supreme Court Modi case sets precedent: HC’s timeframe for second RTI appeal gladdens activists Central Information Commission turns down 11,000 appeals for lack of required documents More …
SC Judgment dated 16.12.2015 – Reserve Bank of India Vs. Jayantilal N. Mistry — SC: “… …lower level economic and financial information, like contracts and departmental budgets should not be withheld under this exemption. This makes it necessary to think when or at what stage an information is to be provided i.e., the appropriate time of providing the information which will depend on nature of information sought for and the consequences it will lead to after coming in public domain. …” [Sections 8(1)(e) and 10 & Art. 19(2) of the Constitution]
CIC Decision dated 09.12.2015 on Appeal from Dr. A.L. Agarwal Vs. Delhi University The CIC, inter alia, ordered that “Public authority should read Section 16 of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 along with the rules made under this Act and circulars of DoPT which specifically direct them to provide a copy of sexual harassment complaint to charged officer.” [Section 8(1)(e),(g) and (j), Complaint of Sexual Harassment]
RTI activist Commodore Lokesh Batra had filed an RTI request seeking data on the number of judgments reserved and kept pending between 2007-09.
Indianexpress.com The Delhi High Court on Thursday set aside the order of its single judge bench that had required the Supreme Court registry to provide information under the RTI Act on the pending cases in the apex court on which orders had been reserved. …
Outlookindia.com New Delhi | Jan 03, 2016 Email IDs of all government officials cannot be provided under the Right to Information Act as it could cause a serious security threat, the Central Information Commission has ruled. …
RBI, commercial banks can’t hide names of defaulters under RTI, says Supreme Court
Econbomictimes.indiatimes.com 17 Dec, 2015 NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and commercial banks cannot hide routine information, such as the names of top defaulters, the losses suffered by banks and details of action taken against erring banks, sought by the public under the Right to Information Act, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday. …
Bangaloremirror.com Dec 14, 2015 Now, to avoid inordinate delays, the court sets 45-day limit to the second appeal too The verdict over denial of information in a curious case of an RTI application seeking information on the cost of prime minister Narendra Modi’s campaign trail as prime ministerial candidate during 2014 polls, cost incurred on his air travel using chartered flights, and his canvassing costs, has given a new fillip to RTI activism in the state. RTI has been bogged down by inordinate delays and indefinite dates to hear cases. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Dec 3, 2015 NEW DELHI: Over 11,000 appeals have been rejected by Central Information Commission (CIC) so far this year as they were not accompanied by the required documents. …
Econbomictimes.indiatimes.com 19 Nov, 2015 NEW DELHI: Central Information Commission has found an innovative way of reducing pendency of cases – not opening the mail it receives. The transparency watchdog has not opened envelopes of about 10,000 RTI cases sent to it by aggrieved applicants over two months. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com 7 Nov, 2015 An analysis of CIC data conducted by Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative reveals that CIC has increasingly been returning appeals and complaints to the applicants since June. …
Econbomictimes.indiatimes.com 9 Oct, 2015 NEW DELHI: The number of appeals and complaints with the Central Information Commission (CIC), the final appellate authority for the Right to Information Act, plummeted 96 per cent to 119 in September from 3,356 in May. …
Delhi High Court asks Information Commissioner to hear case in absence of CIC ChiefIbnlive.in.com May 04, 2015 New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has asked the senior most Information Commissioner of Central Information Commission (CIC) to hear a case in the absence of its chief, saying any backlog will jeopardise the interest of RTI applicants. …
CIC told to hear DERC plea afreshTimesofindia.indiatimes.com May 1, 2015 NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday asked the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission not to hold its public hearing for fixing power tariff till May 8. Justice Rajiv Shakdher directed the Central Information Commission to once again hear the plea of DERC where the latter wants to go ahead with a public hearing to fix tariff. …
CIC delayed is spirit of RTI deniedIndianexpress.com Apr 27, 2015 Files already piled up on the Chief Information Commissioner’s desk could take up to 2020 to clear. Delay in appointing the CIC hurts the objectives of both the RTI Act and the PM’s pledge of good governance. …
RTI activists demand non-political info commissionerTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 27, 2015 CHENNAI: With the present State Chief Information Commissioner (SCIC) K S Sripathi’s term coming to an end on Monday, RTI campaigners have urged the state government to appoint an eminent person who is not a retired bureaucrat and affiliated to any political party. …
Medical bills of SC judges can’t be revealed under RTI: HCIndianexpress.com April 19,2015 Observing that giving details of individual medical bills of Supreme Court judges under RTI would “amount to invasion of their privacy”, the Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking details of medical reimbursements of Supreme Court judges under the RTI Act. …
RTI overrides privacy norms of MCI in patients records: CICBusiness-standard.com New Delhi April 15, 2015 The provisions of Medical Council of India to protect confidentiality in patients’ records cannot override statutes of Right to Information Act, Central Information Commission has held. …
‘CIC order on avoiding penalty on pol parties contrary to law’Business-standard.com March 18, 2015 RTI activist Subhash Agrawal today alleged that the order issued by the Central Information Commission expressing helplessness in penalising political parties is “contrary to law” as notices were issued an year before complaint was registered in the Commission. …
CIC pulls up green ministry for ‘misleading’ info on effects of mobile radiationTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 18, 2015 NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission has pulled up the environment ministry for providing “false and misleading” information that it had conducted no study on the harmful effects of mobile radiations. …
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11/01/2016Comments Off on RTI: Disclosure of Govt Email IDs National Security Threat: CIC …
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Disclosure of Govt Email IDs National Security Threat: CIC RBI, commercial banks can’t hide names of defaulters under RTI, says Supreme Court Modi case sets precedent: HC’s timeframe for second RTI appeal gladdens activists Central Information Commission turns down 11,000 appeals for lack of required documents More …
SC Judgment dated 16.12.2015 – Reserve Bank of India Vs. Jayantilal N. Mistry — SC: “… …lower level economic and financial information, like contracts and departmental budgets should not be withheld under this exemption. This makes it necessary to think when or at what stage an information is to be provided i.e., the appropriate time of providing the information which will depend on nature of information sought for and the consequences it will lead to after coming in public domain. …” [Sections 8(1)(e) and 10 & Art. 19(2) of the Constitution]
CIC Decision dated 09.12.2015 on Appeal from Dr. A.L. Agarwal Vs. Delhi University The CIC, inter alia, ordered that “Public authority should read Section 16 of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 along with the rules made under this Act and circulars of DoPT which specifically direct them to provide a copy of sexual harassment complaint to charged officer.” [Section 8(1)(e),(g) and (j), Complaint of Sexual Harassment]
Outlookindia.com New Delhi | Jan 03, 2016 Email IDs of all government officials cannot be provided under the Right to Information Act as it could cause a serious security threat, the Central Information Commission has ruled. …
RBI, commercial banks can’t hide names of defaulters under RTI, says Supreme Court
Econbomictimes.indiatimes.com 17 Dec, 2015 NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and commercial banks cannot hide routine information, such as the names of top defaulters, the losses suffered by banks and details of action taken against erring banks, sought by the public under the Right to Information Act, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday. …
Bangaloremirror.com Dec 14, 2015 Now, to avoid inordinate delays, the court sets 45-day limit to the second appeal too The verdict over denial of information in a curious case of an RTI application seeking information on the cost of prime minister Narendra Modi’s campaign trail as prime ministerial candidate during 2014 polls, cost incurred on his air travel using chartered flights, and his canvassing costs, has given a new fillip to RTI activism in the state. RTI has been bogged down by inordinate delays and indefinite dates to hear cases. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Dec 3, 2015 NEW DELHI: Over 11,000 appeals have been rejected by Central Information Commission (CIC) so far this year as they were not accompanied by the required documents. …
Econbomictimes.indiatimes.com 19 Nov, 2015 NEW DELHI: Central Information Commission has found an innovative way of reducing pendency of cases – not opening the mail it receives. The transparency watchdog has not opened envelopes of about 10,000 RTI cases sent to it by aggrieved applicants over two months. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com 7 Nov, 2015 An analysis of CIC data conducted by Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative reveals that CIC has increasingly been returning appeals and complaints to the applicants since June. …
Econbomictimes.indiatimes.com 9 Oct, 2015 NEW DELHI: The number of appeals and complaints with the Central Information Commission (CIC), the final appellate authority for the Right to Information Act, plummeted 96 per cent to 119 in September from 3,356 in May. …
Delhi High Court asks Information Commissioner to hear case in absence of CIC ChiefIbnlive.in.com May 04, 2015 New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has asked the senior most Information Commissioner of Central Information Commission (CIC) to hear a case in the absence of its chief, saying any backlog will jeopardise the interest of RTI applicants. …
CIC told to hear DERC plea afreshTimesofindia.indiatimes.com May 1, 2015 NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday asked the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission not to hold its public hearing for fixing power tariff till May 8. Justice Rajiv Shakdher directed the Central Information Commission to once again hear the plea of DERC where the latter wants to go ahead with a public hearing to fix tariff. …
CIC delayed is spirit of RTI deniedIndianexpress.com Apr 27, 2015 Files already piled up on the Chief Information Commissioner’s desk could take up to 2020 to clear. Delay in appointing the CIC hurts the objectives of both the RTI Act and the PM’s pledge of good governance. …
RTI activists demand non-political info commissionerTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 27, 2015 CHENNAI: With the present State Chief Information Commissioner (SCIC) K S Sripathi’s term coming to an end on Monday, RTI campaigners have urged the state government to appoint an eminent person who is not a retired bureaucrat and affiliated to any political party. …
Medical bills of SC judges can’t be revealed under RTI: HCIndianexpress.com April 19,2015 Observing that giving details of individual medical bills of Supreme Court judges under RTI would “amount to invasion of their privacy”, the Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking details of medical reimbursements of Supreme Court judges under the RTI Act. …
RTI overrides privacy norms of MCI in patients records: CICBusiness-standard.com New Delhi April 15, 2015 The provisions of Medical Council of India to protect confidentiality in patients’ records cannot override statutes of Right to Information Act, Central Information Commission has held. …
‘CIC order on avoiding penalty on pol parties contrary to law’Business-standard.com March 18, 2015 RTI activist Subhash Agrawal today alleged that the order issued by the Central Information Commission expressing helplessness in penalising political parties is “contrary to law” as notices were issued an year before complaint was registered in the Commission. …
CIC pulls up green ministry for ‘misleading’ info on effects of mobile radiationTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 18, 2015 NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission has pulled up the environment ministry for providing “false and misleading” information that it had conducted no study on the harmful effects of mobile radiations. …
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10/01/2016Comments Off on SERVICES: No quota in promotion in PSU banks: SC; No suspension of IAS officers without PM nod …
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No quota in promotion in PSU banks: SC No suspension of IAS officers without PM nod Government Considers Gratuity To Employees Under National Pension System Why implementing the Seventh Pay Commission recommendation is a herculean challenge Central govt employees to enjoy adventure activities; tourism to grow Non-gazetted posts: In line with PM’s resolve, only online tests More …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 9, 2016 NEW DELHI: Exactly a year after holding that officers belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes can claim reservation in promotion from level 1 to level VI grade, the Supreme Court on Friday admitted that it had committed a mistake while passing the verdict and clarified that there can be no reservation in promotion. …
The Chairman, PFRDA, Shri Hemant Contractor speaking at the conference on implementation of National Pension System by the State Governments, organised by the PFRDA, in New Delhi on December 10, 2015. The Special Secretary (Expenditure), Ministry of Finance, Shri Ajay Narayan Jha is also seen. (Image Courtesy: pib website)
Ndtv.com December 22, 2015 New Delhi: Government is considering a proposal to provide gratuity to its employees covered under National Pension System (NPS) on retirement, Parliament was informed today. …
Economictimes.indiatimes.com 20 Dec, 2015 Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur, a former Supreme Court judge and chairman of the Seventh Central Pay Commission (CPC), has returned to his home town Jodhpur in Rajasthan after spending two years in Delhi and submitting a 900-page humongous report recommending a hike in pay, allowances and pension for 47 lakh government employees and 52 lakh pensioners. …
Financialexpress.com Central government employees will now enjoy adventure tourism, under special casual leave, granted by the Government of India … December 9, 2015
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Image Courtesy: Wikemedia.org)
Indianexpress.com December 1, 2015 A month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared his government’s resolve to do away with interviews for non-gazetted jobs in the central government from January 1, online tests are set to replace the objective-type written examinations as a “viable and practical alternative”. …
Economictimes.indiatimes.com Nov 27, 2015 NEW DELHI: Remember the iconic scene in the Munnabhai sequel of movies where a senior citizen strips in an office to get his pension? Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh did not have to do that but did concede on Thursday that he too had to wait for a year for his pension to start after taking voluntary retirement. …
Dnaindia.com 16 October 2015 “RTI replies should be timely, transparency and trouble- free. It will help in reducing possibilities of errors,” he said at the function which was boycotted by leading RTI activists, including Aruna Roy, after authorities restricted the invitations to some activists citing security reasons. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Oct 9, 2015 NEW DELHI: It is often seen that departmental enquiries against government servants involved in illegal activities don’t make much headway. However, to make sure that enquiries are conducted in a fair manner, the government has decided to engage retired officers with “impeccable integrity” and a “clean service record” to probe serving officers. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Oct 09, 2015 Security fears, dowry demands and the possibility of their spouses giving misleading information about their assets were some of the reasons cited by desperate bureaucrats trying to avoid disclosing their as well as immediate family’s wealth. …
India.com September 21, 2015 All central government departments have been asked to verify services of employees working under them mandatorily five years before retirement in order to check delay in processing pension cases. …
Treat paramilitary forces as organized services: HCTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 4, 2015 NEW DELHI: In a landmark verdict which will benefit thousands of Group A paramilitary personnel, the Delhi High Court Thursday paved the way for their smooth career progression by declaring them to be “organized services.”.…
Delhi too hot? 56 IAS officers opt for states, just 4 come to CentreTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 10, 2015 NEW DELHI: At least 56 IAS officers have left their central postings prematurely for their respective state cadres since May 2014 when the Narendra Modi-led BJP government took office. …
A delegation of officers belonging to Central Secretariat Service (CSS) calling on the Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, in New Delhi on July 04, 2015. (Photo Courtesy: [pib website]
Officials dispatched to states to inspect toilets in schoolsTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 9, 2015 NEW DELHI: Over 300 senior officials of Central government of the rank of director and deputy secretary have been dispatched to states for “spot inspection” of toilets in schools and they have been asked to submit the report by next week. …
Babus flying abroad must give fund info Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 1, 2015 NEW DELHI: If you are a central government official planning a trip abroad, henceforth, you will have to let your employer know whether you handle large amounts of cash or if your department is privy to sensitive information. …
UPSC allows blind candidates to use scribes Thehindu.com June 21, 2015 Candidates suffering from blindness, locomotor disability and cerebral palsy can use scribes to write civil services preliminary and main examination, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has said. …
Government employees to participate in Yoga Day event Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jun 14, 2015 NEW DELHI: A large number of central government employees are expected to participate in International Yoga Day celebrations to be held at Rajpath on June 21 here, to make the event a grand success. …
Mystery of the missing IAS dozen Telegraphindia.com New Delhi, June 13: Twelve IAS officers have been “missing” from the country for years and are believed to be surreptitiously working with private organisations abroad for more lucrative pay packets. …
30% IPS Officers Ignore Property Disclosure Indiaspend.com June 5, 2015 New Delhi: More than 30% officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) and about 15% officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have not disclosed details of their immovable property for the year 2014, according to government data. …
Centre can no longer stall trial of corrupt babus Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 18, 2015 NEW DELHI: The Central Vigilance Commission has amended the process of granting sanction to fast-track trial against government officials under probe by CBI and other agencies for corruption charges, reducing delays in deciding on such requests. …
Rotate officials to prevent leaks: Home ministry Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 13, 2015 NEW DELHI: The home ministry has asked all ministries and departments to carry out periodic rotation of officials among different sections in order to prevent leak of sensitive information. …
Govt bans Gmail for official work, to monitor staff’s online activities Economictimes.indiatimes.com 28 Feb, 2015 NEW DELHI: The government will be monitoring online activities of bureaucrats on official computers, block content which it feels is adversely affecting the productivity of the babus and also have a right to delete e-mails or internet history on such computers after intimating the user. …
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08/01/2016Comments Off on INDIA: Govt launches 22 new schemes under Digital India programme …
Govt launches 22 new schemes under Digital India programme Chennai floods: Rescue operations almost over, focus now on relief work Chennai Floods: 3,500 people stuck at airport, Met warns of more rain, ‘next 48 hrs crucial’ More …
Livemint.com Initiatives in areas such as digital infrastructure, digital empowerment and on-demand govt services unveiled Dec 29, 2015 New Delhi: The government on Monday expanded its Digital India programme, launching new initiatives and broadening the scope of existing ones, to make more services accessible to the masses. …
Firstpost.com Dec 2, 2015 22:35 IST The latest: – 3,500 people stranded at Chennai airport – Chennai airport closed till 6 December – Worst continuous rainstorms in 100 years …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Nov 24, 2015 NEW DELHI: Concerned by the future projections of water availability in India, the government is mulling the legislation route to save the scarce resource from depleting any further. It plans to come out with a new draft National Water Framework Bill – on the lines of the one in effect in Europe – and improvising on the existing draft law of 2013. …
Thehindu.com November 18, 2015 BENGALURU: Legislators on Tuesday initiated the process of impeachment of Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao by submitting petitions seeking his removal to the Assembly Speaker and the Council Chairman. …
Business-standard.com September 23, 2015 From the usual refrain of increasing threshold of personal income tax from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs five lakh, the common man wants the government to announce a new fund for onions in the Budget for 2016-17. A few of them suggested to the government to do away with exemptions. …
Cross mark is now NOTA symbolTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 20, 2015 AHMEDABAD: The ‘None Of The Above’ (Nota) option on electronic voting machines (EVMs) finally got its own symbol — a small ballot paper with a black cross on it. The Nota symbol will make its debut in the forthcoming Bihar assembly elections and Surat bypolls. …
The globality Of Hinduism: Hindutva’s attempt to put the Hindu creative brilliance in jail is doomed Timesofindia.indiatimes.com March 11, 2015 One of the attempted follies of our times is the conflation of Hinduism, essentially an eclectic way of life, into a codified belief system that seeks to mirror the major faiths it has interacted with; for instance, Islam and Christianity. Indeed, since the May 2014 electoral thrashing of Congress by the self-professed Hindutva party, BJP, this gross and distorted projection of Hinduism by fringe groups has grown. …
e-Voting a Possibility in Next General Election, Says CEO Bhanwar Lal Newindianexpress.com Jan 25, 2015 HYDERABAD:E-voting facility is likely to be introduced in the general elections in 2019 or 2024. This was hinted at by state’s chief electoral officer Bhanwar Lal at the National Voters Day celebrations organised by the United Federation of Resident Welfare Associations at Paryatak Bhavan here on Saturday. …
Are you a citizen or resident of India? Business-standard.com January 19, 2015 One of the secretaries in the Union government grew agitated when it was pointed out to him that though he might be holding an Indian passport, an Aadhaar number and a voter identity card, it did not necessarily mean he was a citizen of India. …
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