, , ,FIRST APPEAL UNDER SECTION 19(1) OF RIGHT TOlNFORMATIONACT Joint Secretary (Admn.) & First Appellate Authority Ministry .of Home Affairs (MHA) . North Block , New Delhi-I 10001 Sir I vide my RTI petition dated 12.07.2011 addressed at President's Secretariat sought complete and detailed information on under-mentioned aspects together with related, documents/corresporidehce/file-notings etc relating to news-clipping 'Withdraw doc's . .. . . . Padma Awards' (TNN 10.07.2011), copy of thy letter dated 24.01:2011 addressed to Honourable President of India, and my submissions registered as PRSEC/E/20T1/03482, PRSEC/E/201 0116269, PRSEC/E/20 1 0109063, PRSEC/E/20 10/01'3 76 ' ,and , .. \ PRSEC!E/2009/01744 at helplineof President's website: 1. Is it true that some representation has been made at Rashtrapati Bhakan requesting for withdrawal of 'Padma Shree' and 'Padma Bhushan' from Dr Praful Desai as also referred in the enclosed news-clipping 'Withdraw doc's Padma :Awards'(TJ\JN' 10.07.2011) 2. If yes, please provide complete and detailed information together with related file- notings/correspondence/documents on action taken On any such representations/s either by Rashtrapati Bhawan or by any other concerned authority, where such representations might have been forwarded. Please also enclose 'also copies of any such representations and replies from Rashtrapati Bhawan on these representations 3.' Complete and detailed information 'together with related 'file- notings/correspondence/documents on action taken on my letter dated 24.01.2011 addressed to 'llonourablepresident of India by Rashtrapati Bhawan or by any other concerned authority where my letter might have been forwarded 4. Complete and detailed information together with , related file- notings/correspondence/documents on action taken on my submissions registered as PRSEC/E/2011/03482, PRSEC/E/2010116269, PRSEC/E/2010/09063 , PRSEC/E12010/01376 and PRSEC/E/2009/01744 at helpline, of President's, , " website by Rashtrapati Bhawan or by any other concerned authority where my letter might have been forwarded I'
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FIRST APPEAL UNDER SECTION 19(1)OF RIGHT TOlNFORMATIONACT
Joint Secretary (Admn) amp First Appellate Authority
Unio~ Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
North Block
New Delhi-I 10001
Sir
I vide my RTI petition dated 12072011 addressed at Presidents Secretariat sought
complete and detailed information on under-mentioned aspects together with related
documentscorresporidehcefile-notings etc relating to news-clipping Withdraw docs
Padma Awards (TNN 10072011) copy of thy letter dated 24012011 addressed to
Honourable President of India and my submissions registered as PRSECE20T103482
PRSECE201 0116269 PRSECE20 10109063 PRSECE20 10013 76 and
PRSECE200901744 at helplineof Presidents website
1 Is it true that some representation has been made at Rashtrapati Bhakan
requesting for withdrawal of Padma Shree and Padma Bhushan from Dr Praful
Desai as also referred in the enclosed news-clipping Withdraw docs Padma
Awards(TJJN 10072011)
2 If yes please provide complete and detailed information together with related fileshy
notingscorrespondencedocuments on action taken On any such representationss
either by Rashtrapati Bhawan or by any other concerned authority where such
representations might have been forwarded Please also enclose also copies of any
such representations and replies from Rashtrapati Bhawan on these
representations
3 Complete and detailed information together with related fileshy
notingscorrespondencedocuments on action taken on my letter dated 24012011
addressed to llonourablepresident of India by Rashtrapati Bhawan or by any
other concerned authority where my letter might have been forwarded
4 Complete and detailed information together with related fileshy
notingscorrespondencedocuments on action taken on my submissions registered
as PRSECE201103482 PRSECE2010116269 PRSECE201009063
PRSECE1201001376 and PRSECE200901744 at helpline of Presidents
website by Rashtrapati Bhawan or by any other concerned authority where my
letter might have been forwarded I
5R~formativell1iasures towardsselection of Padma awardees toinducefaimess in
selection-process in last five years
6 Any Other related information
7 File-notings onmovement of this RII petition as well
Subjectmiddot Information under Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to your application-dated 12072011 forwarded by Presidents
Sec~~t~riat-fuigt-P~fill No- c 3 --amp4 -~~c~iveltlcc6rtc--~(rB~t201Y~tInderCtnemiddotmiddot Righftomiddot --~-
Information Act 2005_Copies of the documents sought by yU comprising 6 pages
are enclosed herewith
Encl As above
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File No 1212011-Public Ministry of Home Affairs
Public Section
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Subject Revision of Scheme of Padma Awards-Suggestions given by Shri Subhash Chandra Agrawal
PUC is a letter of Shri Subhas Chandra Agrawal rio 1775 Kucha Lattushah Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi 110006 regarding suggestions to review the scheme of Padma Awards Process and make it fairer and transparent The changes suggested by Shri Agrawal are as mention belowshy
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Last date of receiving nominations for Padma awards should be some I earlier date like 30th September or 31st October abolishing all exemptions
middot1 even to the President Vice President Prime Minister Union Home Minister and even Awards Committee to deviate from the deadline I
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An individual should be restricted to send maximum One recommendation for any Padma Award However Ministries and Secretariats may have
I liberty to send any number of recommendations as considered fit Constitutional authorities like President Vice president Prime Minister and Union Ministers and those in state governments (Governors Chief Ministers etc) can recommend any number of persons through their respective secretariats Presently it is observed that some Parliamentarians send too many recommendations causing unnecessary burden on scrutiny procedure for Padma awardees Rather such a restriction will ease their burden because at times they have to recommend unwillingly simply for pleasing their political workers and supporters
List of Padma aspirants should be short-listed by first seeking clearance from intelligence and tax authorities before presenting it before AwardsshyCommittee so that names of finally cleared personalities may only be floated amongst members of Awards Committee for careful study and consideration Idea should be to send minimum names before the Awards Committee to give a closer look on nominees in a manner that no additional meetings may be required to substitute persons rejected by tax andor i
It is improper to grade about 120 Padma awardees in three variants in a country of more than a billion thereby degrading real value of Padma Shree in presence of Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan Merging the three variants of Padma awards will pave way to include even more persons for these honours Presently about one-third awardees every year are those who get an upgraded version having been already honoured with Padma award in previous years A person should be honoured just once in lifetime with Padma award However Bharat Ratna may be awarded to any person having been already honoured with Padma award
I To effectively check irregularities in selection of Padma Awards Opposition leader should have appropriate say in the selection-process
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Members of Awards Committee should be selected by consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition leader and Secretary to Opposition leader should also be a member of Awards Committee
bull Highest civilian honour of Bharat Ratna should be given with consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition Leader to avoid misuse for political purposes like was said to have been done in some earlier cases
bull Foreign nationals should not be honoured with Padma awards or Bharat Ratna India already has some prestigious- global awards like Jawaharlal Nehru Award for the purpose Only resident Indians should be honoured with these civilian honours also because India already hasParavasi Bhartiya Awards for NRIs
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Complete selection-process should be made public through website of Union Home Ministry just after the awards are announced on Republic Day eve Observations of Honourable Central Information Commissioner (now Chief Information Commissioner) Shri Satyanand Mishra in his verdict dated 21102009 In appeal-number CICWBIN200800976-SM are noteworthy wherein he observed From the reply of the CPIO and the order of the first Appellate Authority it is clear that the process of recommending names for the Padma Awards is highly discretionary With the advent of the Right to Information (RTI) and increasing scrutiny of the governmental decisions in its wake it is likely that the process of deciding these awards will be questioned by the citizens more and more in future Therefore the authorities -must strive to lay down as far as possible transparent criteria for these nominations and make the selection process more objective
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2 After the institution of Padma Awards the scheme of the awards (FA) were reviewed time by time and necessary changes were made in the scheme of the award The changes made in the past are as follow
A Increase number of awards given annually from 60 to 100 FIB B Drawing an Action-Calendar for announcement of Padma Awards
FIe C Restriction in terms of time gap for consideration an individual for a
higher category of Padma Award consideration of serving Government officers for Padma Awards increase of ceiling on awards to be given in a year from 100 to 120 (excluding foreigners posthumous NRI PIa) and some other issues FID
I 3 On the basis of above changes made in past we may consider some sugg~~~ions of Shri S~~hash C OT~ U~ I File is submitted for necessary
8uggestionlblstdate ofreceivingnominationsfor Padma ltl~ardsshol11dbe some earlier cdateMke 30th SeptemberorS st 0ctobrabolishi~gallexe~pti~ns~ven to the
Pwsident Vice President Prime Minister Union Home Mi1listerandt(venAwards middotCommittee to deviate from the deadline
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~~gg~~tion2 j-rl iridivi~~al sh0tlldlJe festrist~d to semi ili~xl~lm one e~01TIII1endali6~ for ailyPadmfAward-except Mipstries Secretariflts and =QnstitutioIlalctuthoritisn~ePresideIlt~ YiGepre~idnt PriIl~v1ini~ter ClIlclmiddotUnion middotMinisters and those in state governments Presently it is cbs~rveCyen that some Parliamentarians send too jnany recommendations causing unnecessary burden on scrutiny pr9c~dure for Padma awardees Rathersuch a restriction willease their burden1Causeat tim~s th~yhavetorec6inmend upwiUin~ly simplyforpl~asii1g their politic~lVorkersard supporters
Nb strong ~eas6risfor restricting any pet~bnincludingMPs not to recommend more than one person for the award have been given The suggestionimposingany
crestrictio11 mltldeJll~y not he accepted
Suggestion 3 List6fPadrhci aspirarttssh6uldbe short-listed by first seeking clearance middotmiddotfrorn inteljigence an~taxatlthorities bepoundorepresentingit before Awards-Committee so -iliaFnaIn~~()fT1illil1-yrr21~lire1fpersonafiti~rmaycljnJY-be-t1oafea~atnongsrh1em15ers of
Awards Committee for careful study and consideratiori Idea should be to send miniIllllmnamesheforetheAwards Co1lllI1ittee to give a doserlookn nomi~ees in a mann~r that no additional Illeetings maybe required tosubstittlt~ persons rejected by taxanclbr inttllig~nceauThQrities
More than thousand nOrhinatiorlsare received for these awards every year It is also neither feasible nor desirable thatallnominations arefirstly verified by the intelligence agencies and then the cleared names be put up before theCommittee The suggestion made may not be accepted
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4 I ISuggestIon t IS Improper to grade about 120 Padma awardees in threel (variants in a ~ountry of more than a billion thereby degra~ing real value o~ Padma Shree III presence of Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan Mergingj the three variants of Padma awards will pave way to include even more persons for these honours presently about one--third awardees every year are those WhO~ get an upgraded version having been already honoured with Padma award in previous years A person should be honoured just once in lifetime with Padm award However Bharat Ratna may be awarded to any person having beenl already honoured with Padma award
Padma Vibhushan Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri are rewarded rJ exceptional and distinguished service distinguished service of a high orderl and distinguished service respectively in a field The Committee evaluates the services done by the persons under consideration and recommends them for thel three categories accordin~to their performances It would not be fair to put ~ll iI1j ii one categoryMoreo~er If one performs a service of hI~~ or~er e~~_tlOnall
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Padma Shri award earlier The suggestion made may not be accepted
Suggestion 5 To effectively check irregularities in selection of Padma Awards Opposition leader should have appropriate say in the selection-processl Members of Awards Committee should be selected by consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition leader and Secretary to Opposition leader should a1so1 be a member of Awards Committee
Padma Awards Committee is a well established committee which was made as per the recommendation of the High Level Review Committee headed by the then Vice President of India formed on the directions of Supreme Court lThe composition may not be changed The suggestion made may not bel accepted
Suggestion 6 Highest civilian honours of Bharat Ratna should be given wit~ consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition Leader to avoid misuse for politica~ purposes like was said to have been done in some earlier cases I I
lts n~~~~~tjtt~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=rii=reSi4enllmiddotmiddotmiddotlt ~ Suggestion 7 Foreign nationals should not be honoured WIth Padma awards ofj Bharat Ratna India already has some prestigious global awards like lawaharla Nehru Award for the purpose Only resident Indians should be honoured wit these civilian honours also because India already has Pravasi Bhartiya Awards forNRIs
Padma Awards are given to foreignersNkls PIOs to honour thei1 contribution towards Indian literature art social work and other fields
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Suggestion middot8 All resident Indians getting Nobel Prize should be automatic choice forBharat Ratna and those honoured with Magsaysay Award should be honoured with Padma awards if not already honoured with such awards
No rigid criteria or formula for selection is applied by the PadmaAwardcommittee Hence any suggestion foran automatic choice for Bharat Ratna arid Padma Awards may not be accepted
Suggestion 9 Complete selection-process should be made public through website of Union Home Ministry just after the awards are announced on Republic Day eve
Brief of the Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards and the selection f-=--=~=-=~~~~==8 ~~ J2ro~e~~ areJy~iltbJe o_nJhewebsitemiddotNl~lLQLJh~12ersons who have
--- ---~been awarded so far are also available It is ensured that as soon as the names of the recommended persons are approved by the President they are put on the website through press release Hence the entire selection process is already made public No further amendment seems to be required
In view of the aforesaid there d~es not seem to be any need for making the suggested changes in the Padma selection process
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Information Sought Information Reformative measures towards A systematic and fair process for selection of Padma Awardees to selection of Padma awardees IS
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last five years measure has been taken towards selection of Padma Awardees III last five years I_~---- ---L-~_~ ~----J
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Actto Shri
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North Block New Delhi-110001the Appellate Authority within 30 days
I wish to drawkind esteemed attention of your honour forafairer selectionofPad~aawardeesso
thafbitter episodes like happened in selection of Padmaawardeesfor the year 2004 may not be
f repeated Itmay berecalledthat-even the then PresidentbfIndiaShriAPJAbdulKalmTI had to
take upth~ issue with the then NDA government-Iedbythe then Prime Minister ~W Bihari
Vajpayee
Guidelines drawn by high-level KR Narainancommittee set up on directionsofSuprerrie Court
areregulrlytWistednow to make all the selection-process-discretionary-in requirements of n r lt -political1ithrsEvenlast-minute telephonic-confirmations from members of Awards Committee
were taken in-the Yea 2004 forfulfillrrlg formality ofguidelines to include favourites of the then
political rulersReforms are necessary so that al1ygoverntfietl1 may notmistisePadma a~ards in a
discretionary manner A IO-members selection-committee in present systemcanpractically only
auth~ni~c~te a pre-prepared govetrirrient-listof120 (or more)awatdees out ofsorrie thousand files
gt~infew hOllrsoCfueetingsih~rebykillillgsanity of Supreme Court directivesmiddotfor an unbiased
selectiol1h~f Padmaawardees Istr not non-applicatiol1-ofmind ofselecti()d~ptocedure held
invalid in several court-verdicts
lrifactbelowmentioned suggestionsvaimed-to impose stricter checks will be useful Tor
authorities as well who are in present era of alliancepolitics are always under pressure of
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
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2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
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Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
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vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
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(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
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No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
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By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
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North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
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J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
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selection-process in last five years
6 Any Other related information
7 File-notings onmovement of this RII petition as well
Subjectmiddot Information under Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to your application-dated 12072011 forwarded by Presidents
Sec~~t~riat-fuigt-P~fill No- c 3 --amp4 -~~c~iveltlcc6rtc--~(rB~t201Y~tInderCtnemiddotmiddot Righftomiddot --~-
Information Act 2005_Copies of the documents sought by yU comprising 6 pages
are enclosed herewith
Encl As above
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File No 1212011-Public Ministry of Home Affairs
Public Section
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Subject Revision of Scheme of Padma Awards-Suggestions given by Shri Subhash Chandra Agrawal
PUC is a letter of Shri Subhas Chandra Agrawal rio 1775 Kucha Lattushah Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi 110006 regarding suggestions to review the scheme of Padma Awards Process and make it fairer and transparent The changes suggested by Shri Agrawal are as mention belowshy
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Last date of receiving nominations for Padma awards should be some I earlier date like 30th September or 31st October abolishing all exemptions
middot1 even to the President Vice President Prime Minister Union Home Minister and even Awards Committee to deviate from the deadline I
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An individual should be restricted to send maximum One recommendation for any Padma Award However Ministries and Secretariats may have
I liberty to send any number of recommendations as considered fit Constitutional authorities like President Vice president Prime Minister and Union Ministers and those in state governments (Governors Chief Ministers etc) can recommend any number of persons through their respective secretariats Presently it is observed that some Parliamentarians send too many recommendations causing unnecessary burden on scrutiny procedure for Padma awardees Rather such a restriction will ease their burden because at times they have to recommend unwillingly simply for pleasing their political workers and supporters
List of Padma aspirants should be short-listed by first seeking clearance from intelligence and tax authorities before presenting it before AwardsshyCommittee so that names of finally cleared personalities may only be floated amongst members of Awards Committee for careful study and consideration Idea should be to send minimum names before the Awards Committee to give a closer look on nominees in a manner that no additional meetings may be required to substitute persons rejected by tax andor i
It is improper to grade about 120 Padma awardees in three variants in a country of more than a billion thereby degrading real value of Padma Shree in presence of Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan Merging the three variants of Padma awards will pave way to include even more persons for these honours Presently about one-third awardees every year are those who get an upgraded version having been already honoured with Padma award in previous years A person should be honoured just once in lifetime with Padma award However Bharat Ratna may be awarded to any person having been already honoured with Padma award
I To effectively check irregularities in selection of Padma Awards Opposition leader should have appropriate say in the selection-process
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Members of Awards Committee should be selected by consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition leader and Secretary to Opposition leader should also be a member of Awards Committee
bull Highest civilian honour of Bharat Ratna should be given with consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition Leader to avoid misuse for political purposes like was said to have been done in some earlier cases
bull Foreign nationals should not be honoured with Padma awards or Bharat Ratna India already has some prestigious- global awards like Jawaharlal Nehru Award for the purpose Only resident Indians should be honoured with these civilian honours also because India already hasParavasi Bhartiya Awards for NRIs
All resident Indians getting Noble Prize should be automatic choice for I
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Complete selection-process should be made public through website of Union Home Ministry just after the awards are announced on Republic Day eve Observations of Honourable Central Information Commissioner (now Chief Information Commissioner) Shri Satyanand Mishra in his verdict dated 21102009 In appeal-number CICWBIN200800976-SM are noteworthy wherein he observed From the reply of the CPIO and the order of the first Appellate Authority it is clear that the process of recommending names for the Padma Awards is highly discretionary With the advent of the Right to Information (RTI) and increasing scrutiny of the governmental decisions in its wake it is likely that the process of deciding these awards will be questioned by the citizens more and more in future Therefore the authorities -must strive to lay down as far as possible transparent criteria for these nominations and make the selection process more objective
middot3 The file is submitted for necessary direction guidance
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2 After the institution of Padma Awards the scheme of the awards (FA) were reviewed time by time and necessary changes were made in the scheme of the award The changes made in the past are as follow
A Increase number of awards given annually from 60 to 100 FIB B Drawing an Action-Calendar for announcement of Padma Awards
FIe C Restriction in terms of time gap for consideration an individual for a
higher category of Padma Award consideration of serving Government officers for Padma Awards increase of ceiling on awards to be given in a year from 100 to 120 (excluding foreigners posthumous NRI PIa) and some other issues FID
I 3 On the basis of above changes made in past we may consider some sugg~~~ions of Shri S~~hash C OT~ U~ I File is submitted for necessary
8uggestionlblstdate ofreceivingnominationsfor Padma ltl~ardsshol11dbe some earlier cdateMke 30th SeptemberorS st 0ctobrabolishi~gallexe~pti~ns~ven to the
Pwsident Vice President Prime Minister Union Home Mi1listerandt(venAwards middotCommittee to deviate from the deadline
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r~coIIltIlelld~tiqnsafter1he deadline it is submitted that~mi~e exercise is for
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~~gg~~tion2 j-rl iridivi~~al sh0tlldlJe festrist~d to semi ili~xl~lm one e~01TIII1endali6~ for ailyPadmfAward-except Mipstries Secretariflts and =QnstitutioIlalctuthoritisn~ePresideIlt~ YiGepre~idnt PriIl~v1ini~ter ClIlclmiddotUnion middotMinisters and those in state governments Presently it is cbs~rveCyen that some Parliamentarians send too jnany recommendations causing unnecessary burden on scrutiny pr9c~dure for Padma awardees Rathersuch a restriction willease their burden1Causeat tim~s th~yhavetorec6inmend upwiUin~ly simplyforpl~asii1g their politic~lVorkersard supporters
Nb strong ~eas6risfor restricting any pet~bnincludingMPs not to recommend more than one person for the award have been given The suggestionimposingany
crestrictio11 mltldeJll~y not he accepted
Suggestion 3 List6fPadrhci aspirarttssh6uldbe short-listed by first seeking clearance middotmiddotfrorn inteljigence an~taxatlthorities bepoundorepresentingit before Awards-Committee so -iliaFnaIn~~()fT1illil1-yrr21~lire1fpersonafiti~rmaycljnJY-be-t1oafea~atnongsrh1em15ers of
Awards Committee for careful study and consideratiori Idea should be to send miniIllllmnamesheforetheAwards Co1lllI1ittee to give a doserlookn nomi~ees in a mann~r that no additional Illeetings maybe required tosubstittlt~ persons rejected by taxanclbr inttllig~nceauThQrities
More than thousand nOrhinatiorlsare received for these awards every year It is also neither feasible nor desirable thatallnominations arefirstly verified by the intelligence agencies and then the cleared names be put up before theCommittee The suggestion made may not be accepted
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4 I ISuggestIon t IS Improper to grade about 120 Padma awardees in threel (variants in a ~ountry of more than a billion thereby degra~ing real value o~ Padma Shree III presence of Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan Mergingj the three variants of Padma awards will pave way to include even more persons for these honours presently about one--third awardees every year are those WhO~ get an upgraded version having been already honoured with Padma award in previous years A person should be honoured just once in lifetime with Padm award However Bharat Ratna may be awarded to any person having beenl already honoured with Padma award
Padma Vibhushan Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri are rewarded rJ exceptional and distinguished service distinguished service of a high orderl and distinguished service respectively in a field The Committee evaluates the services done by the persons under consideration and recommends them for thel three categories accordin~to their performances It would not be fair to put ~ll iI1j ii one categoryMoreo~er If one performs a service of hI~~ or~er e~~_tlOnall
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Padma Shri award earlier The suggestion made may not be accepted
Suggestion 5 To effectively check irregularities in selection of Padma Awards Opposition leader should have appropriate say in the selection-processl Members of Awards Committee should be selected by consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition leader and Secretary to Opposition leader should a1so1 be a member of Awards Committee
Padma Awards Committee is a well established committee which was made as per the recommendation of the High Level Review Committee headed by the then Vice President of India formed on the directions of Supreme Court lThe composition may not be changed The suggestion made may not bel accepted
Suggestion 6 Highest civilian honours of Bharat Ratna should be given wit~ consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition Leader to avoid misuse for politica~ purposes like was said to have been done in some earlier cases I I
lts n~~~~~tjtt~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=rii=reSi4enllmiddotmiddotmiddotlt ~ Suggestion 7 Foreign nationals should not be honoured WIth Padma awards ofj Bharat Ratna India already has some prestigious global awards like lawaharla Nehru Award for the purpose Only resident Indians should be honoured wit these civilian honours also because India already has Pravasi Bhartiya Awards forNRIs
Padma Awards are given to foreignersNkls PIOs to honour thei1 contribution towards Indian literature art social work and other fields
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Suggestion middot8 All resident Indians getting Nobel Prize should be automatic choice forBharat Ratna and those honoured with Magsaysay Award should be honoured with Padma awards if not already honoured with such awards
No rigid criteria or formula for selection is applied by the PadmaAwardcommittee Hence any suggestion foran automatic choice for Bharat Ratna arid Padma Awards may not be accepted
Suggestion 9 Complete selection-process should be made public through website of Union Home Ministry just after the awards are announced on Republic Day eve
Brief of the Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards and the selection f-=--=~=-=~~~~==8 ~~ J2ro~e~~ areJy~iltbJe o_nJhewebsitemiddotNl~lLQLJh~12ersons who have
--- ---~been awarded so far are also available It is ensured that as soon as the names of the recommended persons are approved by the President they are put on the website through press release Hence the entire selection process is already made public No further amendment seems to be required
In view of the aforesaid there d~es not seem to be any need for making the suggested changes in the Padma selection process
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f RPNath Joint Secretary (Admn) Room no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs
North Block New Delhi-110001the Appellate Authority within 30 days
I wish to drawkind esteemed attention of your honour forafairer selectionofPad~aawardeesso
thafbitter episodes like happened in selection of Padmaawardeesfor the year 2004 may not be
f repeated Itmay berecalledthat-even the then PresidentbfIndiaShriAPJAbdulKalmTI had to
take upth~ issue with the then NDA government-Iedbythe then Prime Minister ~W Bihari
Vajpayee
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areregulrlytWistednow to make all the selection-process-discretionary-in requirements of n r lt -political1ithrsEvenlast-minute telephonic-confirmations from members of Awards Committee
were taken in-the Yea 2004 forfulfillrrlg formality ofguidelines to include favourites of the then
political rulersReforms are necessary so that al1ygoverntfietl1 may notmistisePadma a~ards in a
discretionary manner A IO-members selection-committee in present systemcanpractically only
auth~ni~c~te a pre-prepared govetrirrient-listof120 (or more)awatdees out ofsorrie thousand files
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
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1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
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2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
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3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
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1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
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Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
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I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
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4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
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nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
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File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
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2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
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Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
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I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
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4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
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6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
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Subject Revision of Scheme of Padma Awards-Suggestions given by Shri Subhash Chandra Agrawal
PUC is a letter of Shri Subhas Chandra Agrawal rio 1775 Kucha Lattushah Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi 110006 regarding suggestions to review the scheme of Padma Awards Process and make it fairer and transparent The changes suggested by Shri Agrawal are as mention belowshy
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Last date of receiving nominations for Padma awards should be some I earlier date like 30th September or 31st October abolishing all exemptions
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An individual should be restricted to send maximum One recommendation for any Padma Award However Ministries and Secretariats may have
I liberty to send any number of recommendations as considered fit Constitutional authorities like President Vice president Prime Minister and Union Ministers and those in state governments (Governors Chief Ministers etc) can recommend any number of persons through their respective secretariats Presently it is observed that some Parliamentarians send too many recommendations causing unnecessary burden on scrutiny procedure for Padma awardees Rather such a restriction will ease their burden because at times they have to recommend unwillingly simply for pleasing their political workers and supporters
List of Padma aspirants should be short-listed by first seeking clearance from intelligence and tax authorities before presenting it before AwardsshyCommittee so that names of finally cleared personalities may only be floated amongst members of Awards Committee for careful study and consideration Idea should be to send minimum names before the Awards Committee to give a closer look on nominees in a manner that no additional meetings may be required to substitute persons rejected by tax andor i
It is improper to grade about 120 Padma awardees in three variants in a country of more than a billion thereby degrading real value of Padma Shree in presence of Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan Merging the three variants of Padma awards will pave way to include even more persons for these honours Presently about one-third awardees every year are those who get an upgraded version having been already honoured with Padma award in previous years A person should be honoured just once in lifetime with Padma award However Bharat Ratna may be awarded to any person having been already honoured with Padma award
I To effectively check irregularities in selection of Padma Awards Opposition leader should have appropriate say in the selection-process
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Members of Awards Committee should be selected by consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition leader and Secretary to Opposition leader should also be a member of Awards Committee
bull Highest civilian honour of Bharat Ratna should be given with consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition Leader to avoid misuse for political purposes like was said to have been done in some earlier cases
bull Foreign nationals should not be honoured with Padma awards or Bharat Ratna India already has some prestigious- global awards like Jawaharlal Nehru Award for the purpose Only resident Indians should be honoured with these civilian honours also because India already hasParavasi Bhartiya Awards for NRIs
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Complete selection-process should be made public through website of Union Home Ministry just after the awards are announced on Republic Day eve Observations of Honourable Central Information Commissioner (now Chief Information Commissioner) Shri Satyanand Mishra in his verdict dated 21102009 In appeal-number CICWBIN200800976-SM are noteworthy wherein he observed From the reply of the CPIO and the order of the first Appellate Authority it is clear that the process of recommending names for the Padma Awards is highly discretionary With the advent of the Right to Information (RTI) and increasing scrutiny of the governmental decisions in its wake it is likely that the process of deciding these awards will be questioned by the citizens more and more in future Therefore the authorities -must strive to lay down as far as possible transparent criteria for these nominations and make the selection process more objective
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2 After the institution of Padma Awards the scheme of the awards (FA) were reviewed time by time and necessary changes were made in the scheme of the award The changes made in the past are as follow
A Increase number of awards given annually from 60 to 100 FIB B Drawing an Action-Calendar for announcement of Padma Awards
FIe C Restriction in terms of time gap for consideration an individual for a
higher category of Padma Award consideration of serving Government officers for Padma Awards increase of ceiling on awards to be given in a year from 100 to 120 (excluding foreigners posthumous NRI PIa) and some other issues FID
I 3 On the basis of above changes made in past we may consider some sugg~~~ions of Shri S~~hash C OT~ U~ I File is submitted for necessary
8uggestionlblstdate ofreceivingnominationsfor Padma ltl~ardsshol11dbe some earlier cdateMke 30th SeptemberorS st 0ctobrabolishi~gallexe~pti~ns~ven to the
Pwsident Vice President Prime Minister Union Home Mi1listerandt(venAwards middotCommittee to deviate from the deadline
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~~gg~~tion2 j-rl iridivi~~al sh0tlldlJe festrist~d to semi ili~xl~lm one e~01TIII1endali6~ for ailyPadmfAward-except Mipstries Secretariflts and =QnstitutioIlalctuthoritisn~ePresideIlt~ YiGepre~idnt PriIl~v1ini~ter ClIlclmiddotUnion middotMinisters and those in state governments Presently it is cbs~rveCyen that some Parliamentarians send too jnany recommendations causing unnecessary burden on scrutiny pr9c~dure for Padma awardees Rathersuch a restriction willease their burden1Causeat tim~s th~yhavetorec6inmend upwiUin~ly simplyforpl~asii1g their politic~lVorkersard supporters
Nb strong ~eas6risfor restricting any pet~bnincludingMPs not to recommend more than one person for the award have been given The suggestionimposingany
crestrictio11 mltldeJll~y not he accepted
Suggestion 3 List6fPadrhci aspirarttssh6uldbe short-listed by first seeking clearance middotmiddotfrorn inteljigence an~taxatlthorities bepoundorepresentingit before Awards-Committee so -iliaFnaIn~~()fT1illil1-yrr21~lire1fpersonafiti~rmaycljnJY-be-t1oafea~atnongsrh1em15ers of
Awards Committee for careful study and consideratiori Idea should be to send miniIllllmnamesheforetheAwards Co1lllI1ittee to give a doserlookn nomi~ees in a mann~r that no additional Illeetings maybe required tosubstittlt~ persons rejected by taxanclbr inttllig~nceauThQrities
More than thousand nOrhinatiorlsare received for these awards every year It is also neither feasible nor desirable thatallnominations arefirstly verified by the intelligence agencies and then the cleared names be put up before theCommittee The suggestion made may not be accepted
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Padma Vibhushan Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri are rewarded rJ exceptional and distinguished service distinguished service of a high orderl and distinguished service respectively in a field The Committee evaluates the services done by the persons under consideration and recommends them for thel three categories accordin~to their performances It would not be fair to put ~ll iI1j ii one categoryMoreo~er If one performs a service of hI~~ or~er e~~_tlOnall
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Padma Shri award earlier The suggestion made may not be accepted
Suggestion 5 To effectively check irregularities in selection of Padma Awards Opposition leader should have appropriate say in the selection-processl Members of Awards Committee should be selected by consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition leader and Secretary to Opposition leader should a1so1 be a member of Awards Committee
Padma Awards Committee is a well established committee which was made as per the recommendation of the High Level Review Committee headed by the then Vice President of India formed on the directions of Supreme Court lThe composition may not be changed The suggestion made may not bel accepted
Suggestion 6 Highest civilian honours of Bharat Ratna should be given wit~ consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition Leader to avoid misuse for politica~ purposes like was said to have been done in some earlier cases I I
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Padma Awards are given to foreignersNkls PIOs to honour thei1 contribution towards Indian literature art social work and other fields
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No rigid criteria or formula for selection is applied by the PadmaAwardcommittee Hence any suggestion foran automatic choice for Bharat Ratna arid Padma Awards may not be accepted
Suggestion 9 Complete selection-process should be made public through website of Union Home Ministry just after the awards are announced on Republic Day eve
Brief of the Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards and the selection f-=--=~=-=~~~~==8 ~~ J2ro~e~~ areJy~iltbJe o_nJhewebsitemiddotNl~lLQLJh~12ersons who have
--- ---~been awarded so far are also available It is ensured that as soon as the names of the recommended persons are approved by the President they are put on the website through press release Hence the entire selection process is already made public No further amendment seems to be required
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Information Sought Information Reformative measures towards A systematic and fair process for selection of Padma Awardees to selection of Padma awardees IS
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I wish to drawkind esteemed attention of your honour forafairer selectionofPad~aawardeesso
thafbitter episodes like happened in selection of Padmaawardeesfor the year 2004 may not be
f repeated Itmay berecalledthat-even the then PresidentbfIndiaShriAPJAbdulKalmTI had to
take upth~ issue with the then NDA government-Iedbythe then Prime Minister ~W Bihari
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areregulrlytWistednow to make all the selection-process-discretionary-in requirements of n r lt -political1ithrsEvenlast-minute telephonic-confirmations from members of Awards Committee
were taken in-the Yea 2004 forfulfillrrlg formality ofguidelines to include favourites of the then
political rulersReforms are necessary so that al1ygoverntfietl1 may notmistisePadma a~ards in a
discretionary manner A IO-members selection-committee in present systemcanpractically only
auth~ni~c~te a pre-prepared govetrirrient-listof120 (or more)awatdees out ofsorrie thousand files
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
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2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
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you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
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Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
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Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
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4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
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nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
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File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
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2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
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Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
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I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
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4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
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5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
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Subject Revision of Scheme of Padma Awards-Suggestions given by Shri Subhash Chandra Agrawal
PUC is a letter of Shri Subhas Chandra Agrawal rio 1775 Kucha Lattushah Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi 110006 regarding suggestions to review the scheme of Padma Awards Process and make it fairer and transparent The changes suggested by Shri Agrawal are as mention belowshy
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Last date of receiving nominations for Padma awards should be some I earlier date like 30th September or 31st October abolishing all exemptions
middot1 even to the President Vice President Prime Minister Union Home Minister and even Awards Committee to deviate from the deadline I
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An individual should be restricted to send maximum One recommendation for any Padma Award However Ministries and Secretariats may have
I liberty to send any number of recommendations as considered fit Constitutional authorities like President Vice president Prime Minister and Union Ministers and those in state governments (Governors Chief Ministers etc) can recommend any number of persons through their respective secretariats Presently it is observed that some Parliamentarians send too many recommendations causing unnecessary burden on scrutiny procedure for Padma awardees Rather such a restriction will ease their burden because at times they have to recommend unwillingly simply for pleasing their political workers and supporters
List of Padma aspirants should be short-listed by first seeking clearance from intelligence and tax authorities before presenting it before AwardsshyCommittee so that names of finally cleared personalities may only be floated amongst members of Awards Committee for careful study and consideration Idea should be to send minimum names before the Awards Committee to give a closer look on nominees in a manner that no additional meetings may be required to substitute persons rejected by tax andor i
It is improper to grade about 120 Padma awardees in three variants in a country of more than a billion thereby degrading real value of Padma Shree in presence of Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan Merging the three variants of Padma awards will pave way to include even more persons for these honours Presently about one-third awardees every year are those who get an upgraded version having been already honoured with Padma award in previous years A person should be honoured just once in lifetime with Padma award However Bharat Ratna may be awarded to any person having been already honoured with Padma award
I To effectively check irregularities in selection of Padma Awards Opposition leader should have appropriate say in the selection-process
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Members of Awards Committee should be selected by consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition leader and Secretary to Opposition leader should also be a member of Awards Committee
bull Highest civilian honour of Bharat Ratna should be given with consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition Leader to avoid misuse for political purposes like was said to have been done in some earlier cases
bull Foreign nationals should not be honoured with Padma awards or Bharat Ratna India already has some prestigious- global awards like Jawaharlal Nehru Award for the purpose Only resident Indians should be honoured with these civilian honours also because India already hasParavasi Bhartiya Awards for NRIs
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Complete selection-process should be made public through website of Union Home Ministry just after the awards are announced on Republic Day eve Observations of Honourable Central Information Commissioner (now Chief Information Commissioner) Shri Satyanand Mishra in his verdict dated 21102009 In appeal-number CICWBIN200800976-SM are noteworthy wherein he observed From the reply of the CPIO and the order of the first Appellate Authority it is clear that the process of recommending names for the Padma Awards is highly discretionary With the advent of the Right to Information (RTI) and increasing scrutiny of the governmental decisions in its wake it is likely that the process of deciding these awards will be questioned by the citizens more and more in future Therefore the authorities -must strive to lay down as far as possible transparent criteria for these nominations and make the selection process more objective
middot3 The file is submitted for necessary direction guidance
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2 After the institution of Padma Awards the scheme of the awards (FA) were reviewed time by time and necessary changes were made in the scheme of the award The changes made in the past are as follow
A Increase number of awards given annually from 60 to 100 FIB B Drawing an Action-Calendar for announcement of Padma Awards
FIe C Restriction in terms of time gap for consideration an individual for a
higher category of Padma Award consideration of serving Government officers for Padma Awards increase of ceiling on awards to be given in a year from 100 to 120 (excluding foreigners posthumous NRI PIa) and some other issues FID
I 3 On the basis of above changes made in past we may consider some sugg~~~ions of Shri S~~hash C OT~ U~ I File is submitted for necessary
8uggestionlblstdate ofreceivingnominationsfor Padma ltl~ardsshol11dbe some earlier cdateMke 30th SeptemberorS st 0ctobrabolishi~gallexe~pti~ns~ven to the
Pwsident Vice President Prime Minister Union Home Mi1listerandt(venAwards middotCommittee to deviate from the deadline
middot cbullbullbullbull middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotT~emiddot~racti9~c8fr~2eipt ~f the noriIinatio~stillcmiddot2middot()fumiddotmiddotmiddot~BV~~b~ris ~orking sllccec~sftlPY ~WiigraValpasnot~~nti(~ed ffilyreaso~forthe~hange of cth~ dates As far as the pr(posalthfltPresident~Vicefresidem Prime lvfinister U~ionHome Ministerlnd bull Vyg Aw~~slt=o~ittee sho~~dn(t becpoundl1IQVed to make any
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~~gg~~tion2 j-rl iridivi~~al sh0tlldlJe festrist~d to semi ili~xl~lm one e~01TIII1endali6~ for ailyPadmfAward-except Mipstries Secretariflts and =QnstitutioIlalctuthoritisn~ePresideIlt~ YiGepre~idnt PriIl~v1ini~ter ClIlclmiddotUnion middotMinisters and those in state governments Presently it is cbs~rveCyen that some Parliamentarians send too jnany recommendations causing unnecessary burden on scrutiny pr9c~dure for Padma awardees Rathersuch a restriction willease their burden1Causeat tim~s th~yhavetorec6inmend upwiUin~ly simplyforpl~asii1g their politic~lVorkersard supporters
Nb strong ~eas6risfor restricting any pet~bnincludingMPs not to recommend more than one person for the award have been given The suggestionimposingany
crestrictio11 mltldeJll~y not he accepted
Suggestion 3 List6fPadrhci aspirarttssh6uldbe short-listed by first seeking clearance middotmiddotfrorn inteljigence an~taxatlthorities bepoundorepresentingit before Awards-Committee so -iliaFnaIn~~()fT1illil1-yrr21~lire1fpersonafiti~rmaycljnJY-be-t1oafea~atnongsrh1em15ers of
Awards Committee for careful study and consideratiori Idea should be to send miniIllllmnamesheforetheAwards Co1lllI1ittee to give a doserlookn nomi~ees in a mann~r that no additional Illeetings maybe required tosubstittlt~ persons rejected by taxanclbr inttllig~nceauThQrities
More than thousand nOrhinatiorlsare received for these awards every year It is also neither feasible nor desirable thatallnominations arefirstly verified by the intelligence agencies and then the cleared names be put up before theCommittee The suggestion made may not be accepted
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4 I ISuggestIon t IS Improper to grade about 120 Padma awardees in threel (variants in a ~ountry of more than a billion thereby degra~ing real value o~ Padma Shree III presence of Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan Mergingj the three variants of Padma awards will pave way to include even more persons for these honours presently about one--third awardees every year are those WhO~ get an upgraded version having been already honoured with Padma award in previous years A person should be honoured just once in lifetime with Padm award However Bharat Ratna may be awarded to any person having beenl already honoured with Padma award
Padma Vibhushan Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri are rewarded rJ exceptional and distinguished service distinguished service of a high orderl and distinguished service respectively in a field The Committee evaluates the services done by the persons under consideration and recommends them for thel three categories accordin~to their performances It would not be fair to put ~ll iI1j ii one categoryMoreo~er If one performs a service of hI~~ or~er e~~_tlOnall
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Padma Shri award earlier The suggestion made may not be accepted
Suggestion 5 To effectively check irregularities in selection of Padma Awards Opposition leader should have appropriate say in the selection-processl Members of Awards Committee should be selected by consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition leader and Secretary to Opposition leader should a1so1 be a member of Awards Committee
Padma Awards Committee is a well established committee which was made as per the recommendation of the High Level Review Committee headed by the then Vice President of India formed on the directions of Supreme Court lThe composition may not be changed The suggestion made may not bel accepted
Suggestion 6 Highest civilian honours of Bharat Ratna should be given wit~ consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition Leader to avoid misuse for politica~ purposes like was said to have been done in some earlier cases I I
lts n~~~~~tjtt~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=rii=reSi4enllmiddotmiddotmiddotlt ~ Suggestion 7 Foreign nationals should not be honoured WIth Padma awards ofj Bharat Ratna India already has some prestigious global awards like lawaharla Nehru Award for the purpose Only resident Indians should be honoured wit these civilian honours also because India already has Pravasi Bhartiya Awards forNRIs
Padma Awards are given to foreignersNkls PIOs to honour thei1 contribution towards Indian literature art social work and other fields
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Suggestion middot8 All resident Indians getting Nobel Prize should be automatic choice forBharat Ratna and those honoured with Magsaysay Award should be honoured with Padma awards if not already honoured with such awards
No rigid criteria or formula for selection is applied by the PadmaAwardcommittee Hence any suggestion foran automatic choice for Bharat Ratna arid Padma Awards may not be accepted
Suggestion 9 Complete selection-process should be made public through website of Union Home Ministry just after the awards are announced on Republic Day eve
Brief of the Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards and the selection f-=--=~=-=~~~~==8 ~~ J2ro~e~~ areJy~iltbJe o_nJhewebsitemiddotNl~lLQLJh~12ersons who have
--- ---~been awarded so far are also available It is ensured that as soon as the names of the recommended persons are approved by the President they are put on the website through press release Hence the entire selection process is already made public No further amendment seems to be required
In view of the aforesaid there d~es not seem to be any need for making the suggested changes in the Padma selection process
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Information Sought Information Reformative measures towards A systematic and fair process for selection of Padma Awardees to selection of Padma awardees IS
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last five years measure has been taken towards selection of Padma Awardees III last five years I_~---- ---L-~_~ ~----J
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North Block New Delhi-110001the Appellate Authority within 30 days
I wish to drawkind esteemed attention of your honour forafairer selectionofPad~aawardeesso
thafbitter episodes like happened in selection of Padmaawardeesfor the year 2004 may not be
f repeated Itmay berecalledthat-even the then PresidentbfIndiaShriAPJAbdulKalmTI had to
take upth~ issue with the then NDA government-Iedbythe then Prime Minister ~W Bihari
Vajpayee
Guidelines drawn by high-level KR Narainancommittee set up on directionsofSuprerrie Court
areregulrlytWistednow to make all the selection-process-discretionary-in requirements of n r lt -political1ithrsEvenlast-minute telephonic-confirmations from members of Awards Committee
were taken in-the Yea 2004 forfulfillrrlg formality ofguidelines to include favourites of the then
political rulersReforms are necessary so that al1ygoverntfietl1 may notmistisePadma a~ards in a
discretionary manner A IO-members selection-committee in present systemcanpractically only
auth~ni~c~te a pre-prepared govetrirrient-listof120 (or more)awatdees out ofsorrie thousand files
gt~infew hOllrsoCfueetingsih~rebykillillgsanity of Supreme Court directivesmiddotfor an unbiased
selectiol1h~f Padmaawardees Istr not non-applicatiol1-ofmind ofselecti()d~ptocedure held
invalid in several court-verdicts
lrifactbelowmentioned suggestionsvaimed-to impose stricter checks will be useful Tor
authorities as well who are in present era of alliancepolitics are always under pressure of
lobbying ffom all directions for biased inclusion in listofPadma awarded
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September or 31st Oct~ber abolishingallexemptiol1se~eri to the Presidel1tVice President
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Award middotmiddotHowever ministries and secretariats may have liberty-to send-any nufnber of
recomm~ndati()risas considered- fit Constijutionalr-authoritiesTike President Vice
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Chief Miriistersetc) can then recommendany-numberof persons through their respective
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2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
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4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
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No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
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Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
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4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
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nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
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File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
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2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
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Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
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I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
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4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
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5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
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Members of Awards Committee should be selected by consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition leader and Secretary to Opposition leader should also be a member of Awards Committee
bull Highest civilian honour of Bharat Ratna should be given with consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition Leader to avoid misuse for political purposes like was said to have been done in some earlier cases
bull Foreign nationals should not be honoured with Padma awards or Bharat Ratna India already has some prestigious- global awards like Jawaharlal Nehru Award for the purpose Only resident Indians should be honoured with these civilian honours also because India already hasParavasi Bhartiya Awards for NRIs
All resident Indians getting Noble Prize should be automatic choice for I
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Complete selection-process should be made public through website of Union Home Ministry just after the awards are announced on Republic Day eve Observations of Honourable Central Information Commissioner (now Chief Information Commissioner) Shri Satyanand Mishra in his verdict dated 21102009 In appeal-number CICWBIN200800976-SM are noteworthy wherein he observed From the reply of the CPIO and the order of the first Appellate Authority it is clear that the process of recommending names for the Padma Awards is highly discretionary With the advent of the Right to Information (RTI) and increasing scrutiny of the governmental decisions in its wake it is likely that the process of deciding these awards will be questioned by the citizens more and more in future Therefore the authorities -must strive to lay down as far as possible transparent criteria for these nominations and make the selection process more objective
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2 After the institution of Padma Awards the scheme of the awards (FA) were reviewed time by time and necessary changes were made in the scheme of the award The changes made in the past are as follow
A Increase number of awards given annually from 60 to 100 FIB B Drawing an Action-Calendar for announcement of Padma Awards
FIe C Restriction in terms of time gap for consideration an individual for a
higher category of Padma Award consideration of serving Government officers for Padma Awards increase of ceiling on awards to be given in a year from 100 to 120 (excluding foreigners posthumous NRI PIa) and some other issues FID
I 3 On the basis of above changes made in past we may consider some sugg~~~ions of Shri S~~hash C OT~ U~ I File is submitted for necessary
8uggestionlblstdate ofreceivingnominationsfor Padma ltl~ardsshol11dbe some earlier cdateMke 30th SeptemberorS st 0ctobrabolishi~gallexe~pti~ns~ven to the
Pwsident Vice President Prime Minister Union Home Mi1listerandt(venAwards middotCommittee to deviate from the deadline
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~~gg~~tion2 j-rl iridivi~~al sh0tlldlJe festrist~d to semi ili~xl~lm one e~01TIII1endali6~ for ailyPadmfAward-except Mipstries Secretariflts and =QnstitutioIlalctuthoritisn~ePresideIlt~ YiGepre~idnt PriIl~v1ini~ter ClIlclmiddotUnion middotMinisters and those in state governments Presently it is cbs~rveCyen that some Parliamentarians send too jnany recommendations causing unnecessary burden on scrutiny pr9c~dure for Padma awardees Rathersuch a restriction willease their burden1Causeat tim~s th~yhavetorec6inmend upwiUin~ly simplyforpl~asii1g their politic~lVorkersard supporters
Nb strong ~eas6risfor restricting any pet~bnincludingMPs not to recommend more than one person for the award have been given The suggestionimposingany
crestrictio11 mltldeJll~y not he accepted
Suggestion 3 List6fPadrhci aspirarttssh6uldbe short-listed by first seeking clearance middotmiddotfrorn inteljigence an~taxatlthorities bepoundorepresentingit before Awards-Committee so -iliaFnaIn~~()fT1illil1-yrr21~lire1fpersonafiti~rmaycljnJY-be-t1oafea~atnongsrh1em15ers of
Awards Committee for careful study and consideratiori Idea should be to send miniIllllmnamesheforetheAwards Co1lllI1ittee to give a doserlookn nomi~ees in a mann~r that no additional Illeetings maybe required tosubstittlt~ persons rejected by taxanclbr inttllig~nceauThQrities
More than thousand nOrhinatiorlsare received for these awards every year It is also neither feasible nor desirable thatallnominations arefirstly verified by the intelligence agencies and then the cleared names be put up before theCommittee The suggestion made may not be accepted
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4 I ISuggestIon t IS Improper to grade about 120 Padma awardees in threel (variants in a ~ountry of more than a billion thereby degra~ing real value o~ Padma Shree III presence of Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan Mergingj the three variants of Padma awards will pave way to include even more persons for these honours presently about one--third awardees every year are those WhO~ get an upgraded version having been already honoured with Padma award in previous years A person should be honoured just once in lifetime with Padm award However Bharat Ratna may be awarded to any person having beenl already honoured with Padma award
Padma Vibhushan Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri are rewarded rJ exceptional and distinguished service distinguished service of a high orderl and distinguished service respectively in a field The Committee evaluates the services done by the persons under consideration and recommends them for thel three categories accordin~to their performances It would not be fair to put ~ll iI1j ii one categoryMoreo~er If one performs a service of hI~~ or~er e~~_tlOnall
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Padma Shri award earlier The suggestion made may not be accepted
Suggestion 5 To effectively check irregularities in selection of Padma Awards Opposition leader should have appropriate say in the selection-processl Members of Awards Committee should be selected by consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition leader and Secretary to Opposition leader should a1so1 be a member of Awards Committee
Padma Awards Committee is a well established committee which was made as per the recommendation of the High Level Review Committee headed by the then Vice President of India formed on the directions of Supreme Court lThe composition may not be changed The suggestion made may not bel accepted
Suggestion 6 Highest civilian honours of Bharat Ratna should be given wit~ consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition Leader to avoid misuse for politica~ purposes like was said to have been done in some earlier cases I I
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Padma Awards are given to foreignersNkls PIOs to honour thei1 contribution towards Indian literature art social work and other fields
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No rigid criteria or formula for selection is applied by the PadmaAwardcommittee Hence any suggestion foran automatic choice for Bharat Ratna arid Padma Awards may not be accepted
Suggestion 9 Complete selection-process should be made public through website of Union Home Ministry just after the awards are announced on Republic Day eve
Brief of the Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards and the selection f-=--=~=-=~~~~==8 ~~ J2ro~e~~ areJy~iltbJe o_nJhewebsitemiddotNl~lLQLJh~12ersons who have
--- ---~been awarded so far are also available It is ensured that as soon as the names of the recommended persons are approved by the President they are put on the website through press release Hence the entire selection process is already made public No further amendment seems to be required
In view of the aforesaid there d~es not seem to be any need for making the suggested changes in the Padma selection process
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Information Sought Information Reformative measures towards A systematic and fair process for selection of Padma Awardees to selection of Padma awardees IS
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I wish to drawkind esteemed attention of your honour forafairer selectionofPad~aawardeesso
thafbitter episodes like happened in selection of Padmaawardeesfor the year 2004 may not be
f repeated Itmay berecalledthat-even the then PresidentbfIndiaShriAPJAbdulKalmTI had to
take upth~ issue with the then NDA government-Iedbythe then Prime Minister ~W Bihari
Vajpayee
Guidelines drawn by high-level KR Narainancommittee set up on directionsofSuprerrie Court
areregulrlytWistednow to make all the selection-process-discretionary-in requirements of n r lt -political1ithrsEvenlast-minute telephonic-confirmations from members of Awards Committee
were taken in-the Yea 2004 forfulfillrrlg formality ofguidelines to include favourites of the then
political rulersReforms are necessary so that al1ygoverntfietl1 may notmistisePadma a~ards in a
discretionary manner A IO-members selection-committee in present systemcanpractically only
auth~ni~c~te a pre-prepared govetrirrient-listof120 (or more)awatdees out ofsorrie thousand files
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selectiol1h~f Padmaawardees Istr not non-applicatiol1-ofmind ofselecti()d~ptocedure held
invalid in several court-verdicts
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authorities as well who are in present era of alliancepolitics are always under pressure of
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
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1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
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Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
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uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
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No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
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nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
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By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
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North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
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documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
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2 After the institution of Padma Awards the scheme of the awards (FA) were reviewed time by time and necessary changes were made in the scheme of the award The changes made in the past are as follow
A Increase number of awards given annually from 60 to 100 FIB B Drawing an Action-Calendar for announcement of Padma Awards
FIe C Restriction in terms of time gap for consideration an individual for a
higher category of Padma Award consideration of serving Government officers for Padma Awards increase of ceiling on awards to be given in a year from 100 to 120 (excluding foreigners posthumous NRI PIa) and some other issues FID
I 3 On the basis of above changes made in past we may consider some sugg~~~ions of Shri S~~hash C OT~ U~ I File is submitted for necessary
8uggestionlblstdate ofreceivingnominationsfor Padma ltl~ardsshol11dbe some earlier cdateMke 30th SeptemberorS st 0ctobrabolishi~gallexe~pti~ns~ven to the
Pwsident Vice President Prime Minister Union Home Mi1listerandt(venAwards middotCommittee to deviate from the deadline
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r~coIIltIlelld~tiqnsafter1he deadline it is submitted that~mi~e exercise is for
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~~gg~~tion2 j-rl iridivi~~al sh0tlldlJe festrist~d to semi ili~xl~lm one e~01TIII1endali6~ for ailyPadmfAward-except Mipstries Secretariflts and =QnstitutioIlalctuthoritisn~ePresideIlt~ YiGepre~idnt PriIl~v1ini~ter ClIlclmiddotUnion middotMinisters and those in state governments Presently it is cbs~rveCyen that some Parliamentarians send too jnany recommendations causing unnecessary burden on scrutiny pr9c~dure for Padma awardees Rathersuch a restriction willease their burden1Causeat tim~s th~yhavetorec6inmend upwiUin~ly simplyforpl~asii1g their politic~lVorkersard supporters
Nb strong ~eas6risfor restricting any pet~bnincludingMPs not to recommend more than one person for the award have been given The suggestionimposingany
crestrictio11 mltldeJll~y not he accepted
Suggestion 3 List6fPadrhci aspirarttssh6uldbe short-listed by first seeking clearance middotmiddotfrorn inteljigence an~taxatlthorities bepoundorepresentingit before Awards-Committee so -iliaFnaIn~~()fT1illil1-yrr21~lire1fpersonafiti~rmaycljnJY-be-t1oafea~atnongsrh1em15ers of
Awards Committee for careful study and consideratiori Idea should be to send miniIllllmnamesheforetheAwards Co1lllI1ittee to give a doserlookn nomi~ees in a mann~r that no additional Illeetings maybe required tosubstittlt~ persons rejected by taxanclbr inttllig~nceauThQrities
More than thousand nOrhinatiorlsare received for these awards every year It is also neither feasible nor desirable thatallnominations arefirstly verified by the intelligence agencies and then the cleared names be put up before theCommittee The suggestion made may not be accepted
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4 I ISuggestIon t IS Improper to grade about 120 Padma awardees in threel (variants in a ~ountry of more than a billion thereby degra~ing real value o~ Padma Shree III presence of Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan Mergingj the three variants of Padma awards will pave way to include even more persons for these honours presently about one--third awardees every year are those WhO~ get an upgraded version having been already honoured with Padma award in previous years A person should be honoured just once in lifetime with Padm award However Bharat Ratna may be awarded to any person having beenl already honoured with Padma award
Padma Vibhushan Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri are rewarded rJ exceptional and distinguished service distinguished service of a high orderl and distinguished service respectively in a field The Committee evaluates the services done by the persons under consideration and recommends them for thel three categories accordin~to their performances It would not be fair to put ~ll iI1j ii one categoryMoreo~er If one performs a service of hI~~ or~er e~~_tlOnall
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Padma Shri award earlier The suggestion made may not be accepted
Suggestion 5 To effectively check irregularities in selection of Padma Awards Opposition leader should have appropriate say in the selection-processl Members of Awards Committee should be selected by consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition leader and Secretary to Opposition leader should a1so1 be a member of Awards Committee
Padma Awards Committee is a well established committee which was made as per the recommendation of the High Level Review Committee headed by the then Vice President of India formed on the directions of Supreme Court lThe composition may not be changed The suggestion made may not bel accepted
Suggestion 6 Highest civilian honours of Bharat Ratna should be given wit~ consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition Leader to avoid misuse for politica~ purposes like was said to have been done in some earlier cases I I
lts n~~~~~tjtt~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=rii=reSi4enllmiddotmiddotmiddotlt ~ Suggestion 7 Foreign nationals should not be honoured WIth Padma awards ofj Bharat Ratna India already has some prestigious global awards like lawaharla Nehru Award for the purpose Only resident Indians should be honoured wit these civilian honours also because India already has Pravasi Bhartiya Awards forNRIs
Padma Awards are given to foreignersNkls PIOs to honour thei1 contribution towards Indian literature art social work and other fields
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Suggestion middot8 All resident Indians getting Nobel Prize should be automatic choice forBharat Ratna and those honoured with Magsaysay Award should be honoured with Padma awards if not already honoured with such awards
No rigid criteria or formula for selection is applied by the PadmaAwardcommittee Hence any suggestion foran automatic choice for Bharat Ratna arid Padma Awards may not be accepted
Suggestion 9 Complete selection-process should be made public through website of Union Home Ministry just after the awards are announced on Republic Day eve
Brief of the Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards and the selection f-=--=~=-=~~~~==8 ~~ J2ro~e~~ areJy~iltbJe o_nJhewebsitemiddotNl~lLQLJh~12ersons who have
--- ---~been awarded so far are also available It is ensured that as soon as the names of the recommended persons are approved by the President they are put on the website through press release Hence the entire selection process is already made public No further amendment seems to be required
In view of the aforesaid there d~es not seem to be any need for making the suggested changes in the Padma selection process
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Information Sought Information Reformative measures towards A systematic and fair process for selection of Padma Awardees to selection of Padma awardees IS
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North Block New Delhi-110001the Appellate Authority within 30 days
I wish to drawkind esteemed attention of your honour forafairer selectionofPad~aawardeesso
thafbitter episodes like happened in selection of Padmaawardeesfor the year 2004 may not be
f repeated Itmay berecalledthat-even the then PresidentbfIndiaShriAPJAbdulKalmTI had to
take upth~ issue with the then NDA government-Iedbythe then Prime Minister ~W Bihari
Vajpayee
Guidelines drawn by high-level KR Narainancommittee set up on directionsofSuprerrie Court
areregulrlytWistednow to make all the selection-process-discretionary-in requirements of n r lt -political1ithrsEvenlast-minute telephonic-confirmations from members of Awards Committee
were taken in-the Yea 2004 forfulfillrrlg formality ofguidelines to include favourites of the then
political rulersReforms are necessary so that al1ygoverntfietl1 may notmistisePadma a~ards in a
discretionary manner A IO-members selection-committee in present systemcanpractically only
auth~ni~c~te a pre-prepared govetrirrient-listof120 (or more)awatdees out ofsorrie thousand files
gt~infew hOllrsoCfueetingsih~rebykillillgsanity of Supreme Court directivesmiddotfor an unbiased
selectiol1h~f Padmaawardees Istr not non-applicatiol1-ofmind ofselecti()d~ptocedure held
invalid in several court-verdicts
lrifactbelowmentioned suggestionsvaimed-to impose stricter checks will be useful Tor
authorities as well who are in present era of alliancepolitics are always under pressure of
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September or 31st Oct~ber abolishingallexemptiol1se~eri to the Presidel1tVice President
Prime Minister-Union Home MInister and even Awards-Committeeto deviate from the deadline
2 Anindividual should be restricted to send maxi~ul)iori~ recolllmerldati6nfor any Padma
Award middotmiddotHowever ministries and secretariats may have liberty-to send-any nufnber of
recomm~ndati()risas considered- fit Constijutionalr-authoritiesTike President Vice
ptesidentPtime Ministerand Union Ministers andthose in state governments (Governors
Chief Miriistersetc) can then recommendany-numberof persons through their respective
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
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1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
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4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
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uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
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No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
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nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
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By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
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North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
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J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
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8uggestionlblstdate ofreceivingnominationsfor Padma ltl~ardsshol11dbe some earlier cdateMke 30th SeptemberorS st 0ctobrabolishi~gallexe~pti~ns~ven to the
Pwsident Vice President Prime Minister Union Home Mi1listerandt(venAwards middotCommittee to deviate from the deadline
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~~gg~~tion2 j-rl iridivi~~al sh0tlldlJe festrist~d to semi ili~xl~lm one e~01TIII1endali6~ for ailyPadmfAward-except Mipstries Secretariflts and =QnstitutioIlalctuthoritisn~ePresideIlt~ YiGepre~idnt PriIl~v1ini~ter ClIlclmiddotUnion middotMinisters and those in state governments Presently it is cbs~rveCyen that some Parliamentarians send too jnany recommendations causing unnecessary burden on scrutiny pr9c~dure for Padma awardees Rathersuch a restriction willease their burden1Causeat tim~s th~yhavetorec6inmend upwiUin~ly simplyforpl~asii1g their politic~lVorkersard supporters
Nb strong ~eas6risfor restricting any pet~bnincludingMPs not to recommend more than one person for the award have been given The suggestionimposingany
crestrictio11 mltldeJll~y not he accepted
Suggestion 3 List6fPadrhci aspirarttssh6uldbe short-listed by first seeking clearance middotmiddotfrorn inteljigence an~taxatlthorities bepoundorepresentingit before Awards-Committee so -iliaFnaIn~~()fT1illil1-yrr21~lire1fpersonafiti~rmaycljnJY-be-t1oafea~atnongsrh1em15ers of
Awards Committee for careful study and consideratiori Idea should be to send miniIllllmnamesheforetheAwards Co1lllI1ittee to give a doserlookn nomi~ees in a mann~r that no additional Illeetings maybe required tosubstittlt~ persons rejected by taxanclbr inttllig~nceauThQrities
More than thousand nOrhinatiorlsare received for these awards every year It is also neither feasible nor desirable thatallnominations arefirstly verified by the intelligence agencies and then the cleared names be put up before theCommittee The suggestion made may not be accepted
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Padma Vibhushan Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri are rewarded rJ exceptional and distinguished service distinguished service of a high orderl and distinguished service respectively in a field The Committee evaluates the services done by the persons under consideration and recommends them for thel three categories accordin~to their performances It would not be fair to put ~ll iI1j ii one categoryMoreo~er If one performs a service of hI~~ or~er e~~_tlOnall
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Padma Shri award earlier The suggestion made may not be accepted
Suggestion 5 To effectively check irregularities in selection of Padma Awards Opposition leader should have appropriate say in the selection-processl Members of Awards Committee should be selected by consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition leader and Secretary to Opposition leader should a1so1 be a member of Awards Committee
Padma Awards Committee is a well established committee which was made as per the recommendation of the High Level Review Committee headed by the then Vice President of India formed on the directions of Supreme Court lThe composition may not be changed The suggestion made may not bel accepted
Suggestion 6 Highest civilian honours of Bharat Ratna should be given wit~ consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition Leader to avoid misuse for politica~ purposes like was said to have been done in some earlier cases I I
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Padma Awards are given to foreignersNkls PIOs to honour thei1 contribution towards Indian literature art social work and other fields
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Suggestion middot8 All resident Indians getting Nobel Prize should be automatic choice forBharat Ratna and those honoured with Magsaysay Award should be honoured with Padma awards if not already honoured with such awards
No rigid criteria or formula for selection is applied by the PadmaAwardcommittee Hence any suggestion foran automatic choice for Bharat Ratna arid Padma Awards may not be accepted
Suggestion 9 Complete selection-process should be made public through website of Union Home Ministry just after the awards are announced on Republic Day eve
Brief of the Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards and the selection f-=--=~=-=~~~~==8 ~~ J2ro~e~~ areJy~iltbJe o_nJhewebsitemiddotNl~lLQLJh~12ersons who have
--- ---~been awarded so far are also available It is ensured that as soon as the names of the recommended persons are approved by the President they are put on the website through press release Hence the entire selection process is already made public No further amendment seems to be required
In view of the aforesaid there d~es not seem to be any need for making the suggested changes in the Padma selection process
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Information Sought Information Reformative measures towards A systematic and fair process for selection of Padma Awardees to selection of Padma awardees IS
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last five years measure has been taken towards selection of Padma Awardees III last five years I_~---- ---L-~_~ ~----J
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North Block New Delhi-110001the Appellate Authority within 30 days
I wish to drawkind esteemed attention of your honour forafairer selectionofPad~aawardeesso
thafbitter episodes like happened in selection of Padmaawardeesfor the year 2004 may not be
f repeated Itmay berecalledthat-even the then PresidentbfIndiaShriAPJAbdulKalmTI had to
take upth~ issue with the then NDA government-Iedbythe then Prime Minister ~W Bihari
Vajpayee
Guidelines drawn by high-level KR Narainancommittee set up on directionsofSuprerrie Court
areregulrlytWistednow to make all the selection-process-discretionary-in requirements of n r lt -political1ithrsEvenlast-minute telephonic-confirmations from members of Awards Committee
were taken in-the Yea 2004 forfulfillrrlg formality ofguidelines to include favourites of the then
political rulersReforms are necessary so that al1ygoverntfietl1 may notmistisePadma a~ards in a
discretionary manner A IO-members selection-committee in present systemcanpractically only
auth~ni~c~te a pre-prepared govetrirrient-listof120 (or more)awatdees out ofsorrie thousand files
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selectiol1h~f Padmaawardees Istr not non-applicatiol1-ofmind ofselecti()d~ptocedure held
invalid in several court-verdicts
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authorities as well who are in present era of alliancepolitics are always under pressure of
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September or 31st Oct~ber abolishingallexemptiol1se~eri to the Presidel1tVice President
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recomm~ndati()risas considered- fit Constijutionalr-authoritiesTike President Vice
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Chief Miriistersetc) can then recommendany-numberof persons through their respective
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
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1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
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Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
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Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
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No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
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4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
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By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
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North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
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documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
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5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
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4 I ISuggestIon t IS Improper to grade about 120 Padma awardees in threel (variants in a ~ountry of more than a billion thereby degra~ing real value o~ Padma Shree III presence of Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan Mergingj the three variants of Padma awards will pave way to include even more persons for these honours presently about one--third awardees every year are those WhO~ get an upgraded version having been already honoured with Padma award in previous years A person should be honoured just once in lifetime with Padm award However Bharat Ratna may be awarded to any person having beenl already honoured with Padma award
Padma Vibhushan Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri are rewarded rJ exceptional and distinguished service distinguished service of a high orderl and distinguished service respectively in a field The Committee evaluates the services done by the persons under consideration and recommends them for thel three categories accordin~to their performances It would not be fair to put ~ll iI1j ii one categoryMoreo~er If one performs a service of hI~~ or~er e~~_tlOnall
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Padma Shri award earlier The suggestion made may not be accepted
Suggestion 5 To effectively check irregularities in selection of Padma Awards Opposition leader should have appropriate say in the selection-processl Members of Awards Committee should be selected by consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition leader and Secretary to Opposition leader should a1so1 be a member of Awards Committee
Padma Awards Committee is a well established committee which was made as per the recommendation of the High Level Review Committee headed by the then Vice President of India formed on the directions of Supreme Court lThe composition may not be changed The suggestion made may not bel accepted
Suggestion 6 Highest civilian honours of Bharat Ratna should be given wit~ consensus of Prime Minister and Opposition Leader to avoid misuse for politica~ purposes like was said to have been done in some earlier cases I I
lts n~~~~~tjtt~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=rii=reSi4enllmiddotmiddotmiddotlt ~ Suggestion 7 Foreign nationals should not be honoured WIth Padma awards ofj Bharat Ratna India already has some prestigious global awards like lawaharla Nehru Award for the purpose Only resident Indians should be honoured wit these civilian honours also because India already has Pravasi Bhartiya Awards forNRIs
Padma Awards are given to foreignersNkls PIOs to honour thei1 contribution towards Indian literature art social work and other fields
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Suggestion middot8 All resident Indians getting Nobel Prize should be automatic choice forBharat Ratna and those honoured with Magsaysay Award should be honoured with Padma awards if not already honoured with such awards
No rigid criteria or formula for selection is applied by the PadmaAwardcommittee Hence any suggestion foran automatic choice for Bharat Ratna arid Padma Awards may not be accepted
Suggestion 9 Complete selection-process should be made public through website of Union Home Ministry just after the awards are announced on Republic Day eve
Brief of the Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards and the selection f-=--=~=-=~~~~==8 ~~ J2ro~e~~ areJy~iltbJe o_nJhewebsitemiddotNl~lLQLJh~12ersons who have
--- ---~been awarded so far are also available It is ensured that as soon as the names of the recommended persons are approved by the President they are put on the website through press release Hence the entire selection process is already made public No further amendment seems to be required
In view of the aforesaid there d~es not seem to be any need for making the suggested changes in the Padma selection process
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Information Sought Information Reformative measures towards A systematic and fair process for selection of Padma Awardees to selection of Padma awardees IS
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last five years measure has been taken towards selection of Padma Awardees III last five years I_~---- ---L-~_~ ~----J
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North Block New Delhi-110001the Appellate Authority within 30 days
I wish to drawkind esteemed attention of your honour forafairer selectionofPad~aawardeesso
thafbitter episodes like happened in selection of Padmaawardeesfor the year 2004 may not be
f repeated Itmay berecalledthat-even the then PresidentbfIndiaShriAPJAbdulKalmTI had to
take upth~ issue with the then NDA government-Iedbythe then Prime Minister ~W Bihari
Vajpayee
Guidelines drawn by high-level KR Narainancommittee set up on directionsofSuprerrie Court
areregulrlytWistednow to make all the selection-process-discretionary-in requirements of n r lt -political1ithrsEvenlast-minute telephonic-confirmations from members of Awards Committee
were taken in-the Yea 2004 forfulfillrrlg formality ofguidelines to include favourites of the then
political rulersReforms are necessary so that al1ygoverntfietl1 may notmistisePadma a~ards in a
discretionary manner A IO-members selection-committee in present systemcanpractically only
auth~ni~c~te a pre-prepared govetrirrient-listof120 (or more)awatdees out ofsorrie thousand files
gt~infew hOllrsoCfueetingsih~rebykillillgsanity of Supreme Court directivesmiddotfor an unbiased
selectiol1h~f Padmaawardees Istr not non-applicatiol1-ofmind ofselecti()d~ptocedure held
invalid in several court-verdicts
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authorities as well who are in present era of alliancepolitics are always under pressure of
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September or 31st Oct~ber abolishingallexemptiol1se~eri to the Presidel1tVice President
Prime Minister-Union Home MInister and even Awards-Committeeto deviate from the deadline
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recomm~ndati()risas considered- fit Constijutionalr-authoritiesTike President Vice
ptesidentPtime Ministerand Union Ministers andthose in state governments (Governors
Chief Miriistersetc) can then recommendany-numberof persons through their respective
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
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Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
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2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
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1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
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Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
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~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
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~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
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Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
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Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
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By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
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North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
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J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
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Suggestion middot8 All resident Indians getting Nobel Prize should be automatic choice forBharat Ratna and those honoured with Magsaysay Award should be honoured with Padma awards if not already honoured with such awards
No rigid criteria or formula for selection is applied by the PadmaAwardcommittee Hence any suggestion foran automatic choice for Bharat Ratna arid Padma Awards may not be accepted
Suggestion 9 Complete selection-process should be made public through website of Union Home Ministry just after the awards are announced on Republic Day eve
Brief of the Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards and the selection f-=--=~=-=~~~~==8 ~~ J2ro~e~~ areJy~iltbJe o_nJhewebsitemiddotNl~lLQLJh~12ersons who have
--- ---~been awarded so far are also available It is ensured that as soon as the names of the recommended persons are approved by the President they are put on the website through press release Hence the entire selection process is already made public No further amendment seems to be required
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Information Sought Information Reformative measures towards A systematic and fair process for selection of Padma Awardees to selection of Padma awardees IS
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last five years measure has been taken towards selection of Padma Awardees III last five years I_~---- ---L-~_~ ~----J
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f RPNath Joint Secretary (Admn) Room no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs
North Block New Delhi-110001the Appellate Authority within 30 days
I wish to drawkind esteemed attention of your honour forafairer selectionofPad~aawardeesso
thafbitter episodes like happened in selection of Padmaawardeesfor the year 2004 may not be
f repeated Itmay berecalledthat-even the then PresidentbfIndiaShriAPJAbdulKalmTI had to
take upth~ issue with the then NDA government-Iedbythe then Prime Minister ~W Bihari
Vajpayee
Guidelines drawn by high-level KR Narainancommittee set up on directionsofSuprerrie Court
areregulrlytWistednow to make all the selection-process-discretionary-in requirements of n r lt -political1ithrsEvenlast-minute telephonic-confirmations from members of Awards Committee
were taken in-the Yea 2004 forfulfillrrlg formality ofguidelines to include favourites of the then
political rulersReforms are necessary so that al1ygoverntfietl1 may notmistisePadma a~ards in a
discretionary manner A IO-members selection-committee in present systemcanpractically only
auth~ni~c~te a pre-prepared govetrirrient-listof120 (or more)awatdees out ofsorrie thousand files
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selectiol1h~f Padmaawardees Istr not non-applicatiol1-ofmind ofselecti()d~ptocedure held
invalid in several court-verdicts
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authorities as well who are in present era of alliancepolitics are always under pressure of
lobbying ffom all directions for biased inclusion in listofPadma awarded
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September or 31st Oct~ber abolishingallexemptiol1se~eri to the Presidel1tVice President
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Chief Miriistersetc) can then recommendany-numberof persons through their respective
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
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Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
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2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
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3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
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Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
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provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
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Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
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~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
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~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
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~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
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Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
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UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
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PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
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l1Iide~
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Ji f~ i~ 0N
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H DELHi PiNll~Ojl
Fretll S r AGGiltt WAC 175- DARt DliltfEBA KALAW D irlt 1aqriH
No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
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By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
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UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
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Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
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Please refer to your application-dated 12072011 forwarded by
rgt Presidents Secretariat for point No5 received on 05082011 under the Right
to Information Act 2005 The information sought by you III point no 5 IS as
under
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I wish to drawkind esteemed attention of your honour forafairer selectionofPad~aawardeesso
thafbitter episodes like happened in selection of Padmaawardeesfor the year 2004 may not be
f repeated Itmay berecalledthat-even the then PresidentbfIndiaShriAPJAbdulKalmTI had to
take upth~ issue with the then NDA government-Iedbythe then Prime Minister ~W Bihari
Vajpayee
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areregulrlytWistednow to make all the selection-process-discretionary-in requirements of n r lt -political1ithrsEvenlast-minute telephonic-confirmations from members of Awards Committee
were taken in-the Yea 2004 forfulfillrrlg formality ofguidelines to include favourites of the then
political rulersReforms are necessary so that al1ygoverntfietl1 may notmistisePadma a~ards in a
discretionary manner A IO-members selection-committee in present systemcanpractically only
auth~ni~c~te a pre-prepared govetrirrient-listof120 (or more)awatdees out ofsorrie thousand files
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
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Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
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2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
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3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
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7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
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2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
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Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
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~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
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~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
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~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
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Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
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Room No 94-B N rth Block
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Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
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No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
23254036Fax
(Guinness Record Hoi er amp RTf Activist)
I775 Kucha Lattusha
Dariba Chandni Cho
DELHI 110006 (India
Mobile 9810033711
c~n~er ~c~JP-se~~ ~cCIC Dn~~N]~-~ _~~
~~~ DE~~r PIN~i~0~1
iJm~S ~~GA~~p~ jk~BA Dt_~
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Smt Pratibha Patilji
I-IbnollrablePresident ofIndia
Rashtrapa~i Bhawarr
NeWDelh~ll 0004
RespectedMadam
I wish to drawkind esteemed attention of your honour forafairer selectionofPad~aawardeesso
thafbitter episodes like happened in selection of Padmaawardeesfor the year 2004 may not be
f repeated Itmay berecalledthat-even the then PresidentbfIndiaShriAPJAbdulKalmTI had to
take upth~ issue with the then NDA government-Iedbythe then Prime Minister ~W Bihari
Vajpayee
Guidelines drawn by high-level KR Narainancommittee set up on directionsofSuprerrie Court
areregulrlytWistednow to make all the selection-process-discretionary-in requirements of n r lt -political1ithrsEvenlast-minute telephonic-confirmations from members of Awards Committee
were taken in-the Yea 2004 forfulfillrrlg formality ofguidelines to include favourites of the then
political rulersReforms are necessary so that al1ygoverntfietl1 may notmistisePadma a~ards in a
discretionary manner A IO-members selection-committee in present systemcanpractically only
auth~ni~c~te a pre-prepared govetrirrient-listof120 (or more)awatdees out ofsorrie thousand files
gt~infew hOllrsoCfueetingsih~rebykillillgsanity of Supreme Court directivesmiddotfor an unbiased
selectiol1h~f Padmaawardees Istr not non-applicatiol1-ofmind ofselecti()d~ptocedure held
invalid in several court-verdicts
lrifactbelowmentioned suggestionsvaimed-to impose stricter checks will be useful Tor
authorities as well who are in present era of alliancepolitics are always under pressure of
lobbying ffom all directions for biased inclusion in listofPadma awarded
- ~
II La~Sdateofreceiving)nominationsfor Padma aWaTClssho111d besome earlier-date like 30th
September or 31st Oct~ber abolishingallexemptiol1se~eri to the Presidel1tVice President
Prime Minister-Union Home MInister and even Awards-Committeeto deviate from the deadline
2 Anindividual should be restricted to send maxi~ul)iori~ recolllmerldati6nfor any Padma
Award middotmiddotHowever ministries and secretariats may have liberty-to send-any nufnber of
recomm~ndati()risas considered- fit Constijutionalr-authoritiesTike President Vice
ptesidentPtime Ministerand Union Ministers andthose in state governments (Governors
Chief Miriistersetc) can then recommendany-numberof persons through their respective
secretariatsOPresentIy it is observed that some Parliall1entarians send too many
middot
recommendationscausing unnecessary burden ons2rutinyprocedllreJorPampdmaa~ardeesmiddot f
- bull -~lt ~ lt- ~middot5~~~~ Rather such a restriction will ease their burdenbecauseattimes-they havemiddottp recommend
- bull i
uTwillinglysimply for pleasing their political workers and supporters
3List of Padrnaaspirantsshould be ~hort-listed by first seeking cle~rancefrbmintelligence f -- - ~
and tax authorities beforepresentingit before Awards-Committee so thatlilames of finally - ~
cleared personalities may only be floated amongst members of AwardsCOJl1mil1cente for - l
careful middotstudYand consideration Idea should be to SendlJlinitrlUJTl names - - ~
Awards Committee to give a closer 10oKOn nominees ina llilnnyrthat no l
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
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2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
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3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
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7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
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2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
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Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
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~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
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~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
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Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
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UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
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Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
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No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
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Director amp CPIO
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By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
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UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
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include pel) morepersons fOf ~hesehol)ours Present1yapoutQnethirda~ardets every
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408 IShri Prashant K naskar -t- bull 1- middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot0raquo middotmiddot1--middot
409 lOr amit Kar Imiddotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot
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570 IPrci(Iijn Behera
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579 Dr Vijay Kohli
580 Dr Ajay Kumar
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582IPro (Dr) Mahesh Chandra Misra
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
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3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
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6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
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2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
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Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
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~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
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~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
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UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
~ bull r
PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
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l1Iide~
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Ji f~ i~ 0N
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SP DAillilfi KAlHll llHi6gt tLi3J 1941926 ti~
Counter NoluP-Code IP
TcStliA11AI Ii iil[tIIWIWi 9Ull~
H DELHi PiNll~Ojl
Fretll S r AGGiltt WAC 175- DARt DliltfEBA KALAW D irlt 1aqriH
No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
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Director amp CPIO
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RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
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UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
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recommending names for the Pddma Awards is highly discretionary With theadvent of
th~Right tolnformation (RTf) andincreasing scnuiny ofthe governmental decisions in its
watee it is likely that the of deciding t~se awards will lie questioned by the 1irocess
citizens more and more i~ftt~reTherefor~ the a~iflOrities must strive to lay down asfar
as possible transparimt~rjieriafor these nomi~t()ns and make the selection process
more objective
1 request rour honour to kiJifl1y f0tar~ copies of the~esuggestions to concerned ones for a
careful study in larger national perspective when almost every year these awards become
controversial I will be obliged ifyour honour kindly ensures that a detailed and elaborative studyshylt bull bull
report on these suggestions may kindly be sent to me in due course
Kindly arrange acknowledgement
Regards
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(GuinnessRecJdHOlder amp RTlktivist)
1775 Kucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk
DELHI 110006 (India)
Mobile9~10033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail ~hashmadhusifycom
Web wWwsubhashmadhucom
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408 IShri Prashant K naskar -t- bull 1- middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot0raquo middotmiddot1--middot
409 lOr amit Kar Imiddotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot
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570 IPrci(Iijn Behera
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
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3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
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6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
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II
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2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
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~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
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~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
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~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
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Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
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Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
23254036Fax
(Guinness Record Hoi er amp RTf Activist)
I775 Kucha Lattusha
Dariba Chandni Cho
DELHI 110006 (India
Mobile 9810033711
c~n~er ~c~JP-se~~ ~cCIC Dn~~N]~-~ _~~
~~~ DE~~r PIN~i~0~1
iJm~S ~~GA~~p~ jk~BA Dt_~
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380middotlsh I Sudhakar Gaidhani ~~ ___-+- _- w i ---~-- - ~-~ _ w~
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408 IShri Prashant K naskar -t- bull 1- middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot0raquo middotmiddot1--middot
409 lOr amit Kar Imiddotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot
T middot middot I middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot -t- middotmiddot middotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddot middot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 415 lDr f P Majeed Khan
568 Dr Sund~N~d~~l U~llllt1J Dr Raj tmdramiddotmiddot~A~chmiddotmiddoty-u~-tmiddotB=middotmiddotamiddot-d~wemiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot
570 IPrci(Iijn Behera
__ _ ~_ ~_ _ _ _~
577 lOr Devidas K Kadasne
57u ur Sunil Kalda
579 Dr Vijay Kohli
580 Dr Ajay Kumar
581 Pro (Dr) Thirumalaiah Venkata Mariappa nnmm~
582IPro (Dr) Mahesh Chandra Misra
583 Lat Prof (Dr) Subhas ~ r
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
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6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
-~
2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
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~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
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Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
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Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
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Director amp CPIO
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By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
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UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
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409 lOr amit Kar Imiddotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
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2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
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3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
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7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
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1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
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Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
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~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
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~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
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Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
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I 18
I
19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
i II
I6
I 7 III
I 8
f-~4 ~1~ 2-
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I 9 Copy of he desired documents is enclosed il According ly a draft reply to Shri Agrawal is placed on the file for approval please v ~J( 1 7II II
I
I j I
1 l iIIi
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
~ bull r
PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
j
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l1Iide~
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Ji f~ i~ 0N
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H DELHi PiNll~Ojl
Fretll S r AGGiltt WAC 175- DARt DliltfEBA KALAW D irlt 1aqriH
No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
23254036Fax
(Guinness Record Hoi er amp RTf Activist)
I775 Kucha Lattusha
Dariba Chandni Cho
DELHI 110006 (India
Mobile 9810033711
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~~~ DE~~r PIN~i~0~1
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408 IShri Prashant K naskar -t- bull 1- middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot0raquo middotmiddot1--middot
409 lOr amit Kar Imiddotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot
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568 Dr Sund~N~d~~l U~llllt1J Dr Raj tmdramiddotmiddot~A~chmiddotmiddoty-u~-tmiddotB=middotmiddotamiddot-d~wemiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot
570 IPrci(Iijn Behera
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579 Dr Vijay Kohli
580 Dr Ajay Kumar
581 Pro (Dr) Thirumalaiah Venkata Mariappa nnmm~
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
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3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
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Any ott er related details I 8
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1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
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Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
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Madam
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received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
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Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
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Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
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UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
-~
2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
)
II
II
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~ Dr B C Jain ~ Shri Abhayanahd ~ Shri Sudershar Pattanaik ~ Shri Amitabh ~achchan
~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
I
III
iI
i
~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
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~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
I
i
I
I
I
Smt Neelima Mishra Shri M L Kotru
Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
~~res for the meetings of Search Committee haLbeen prepared ~
I 18
I
19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
i II
I6
I 7 III
I 8
f-~4 ~1~ 2-
-
I 9 Copy of he desired documents is enclosed il According ly a draft reply to Shri Agrawal is placed on the file for approval please v ~J( 1 7II II
I
I j I
1 l iIIi
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
~ bull r
PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
j
~ if
l1Iide~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ e W~ ~-SlD If I
Ji f~ i~ 0N
Or-
SP DAillilfi KAlHll llHi6gt tLi3J 1941926 ti~
Counter NoluP-Code IP
TcStliA11AI Ii iil[tIIWIWi 9Ull~
H DELHi PiNll~Ojl
Fretll S r AGGiltt WAC 175- DARt DliltfEBA KALAW D irlt 1aqriH
No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
23254036Fax
(Guinness Record Hoi er amp RTf Activist)
I775 Kucha Lattusha
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DELHI 110006 (India
Mobile 9810033711
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
-~
2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
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Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
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~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
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~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
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Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
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UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
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PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
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No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
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570 IPrci(Iijn Behera
__ _ ~_ ~_ _ _ _~
577 lOr Devidas K Kadasne
57u ur Sunil Kalda
579 Dr Vijay Kohli
580 Dr Ajay Kumar
581 Pro (Dr) Thirumalaiah Venkata Mariappa nnmm~
582IPro (Dr) Mahesh Chandra Misra
583 Lat Prof (Dr) Subhas ~ r
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
-~
2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
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Nil
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I 18
I
19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
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I
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1 l iIIi
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
~ bull r
PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
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l1Iide~
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Ji f~ i~ 0N
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SP DAillilfi KAlHll llHi6gt tLi3J 1941926 ti~
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TcStliA11AI Ii iil[tIIWIWi 9Ull~
H DELHi PiNll~Ojl
Fretll S r AGGiltt WAC 175- DARt DliltfEBA KALAW D irlt 1aqriH
No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
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408 IShri Prashant K naskar -t- bull 1- middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot0raquo middotmiddot1--middot
409 lOr amit Kar Imiddotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot
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570 IPrci(Iijn Behera
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577 lOr Devidas K Kadasne
57u ur Sunil Kalda
579 Dr Vijay Kohli
580 Dr Ajay Kumar
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582IPro (Dr) Mahesh Chandra Misra
583 Lat Prof (Dr) Subhas ~ r
569
571 lOr NR Bhandari _~ - +- middotCmiddotmiddot _ __ _ _ ~
Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
-~
2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
)
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~ Dr B C Jain ~ Shri Abhayanahd ~ Shri Sudershar Pattanaik ~ Shri Amitabh ~achchan
~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
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~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
t 1
~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
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i
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Smt Neelima Mishra Shri M L Kotru
Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
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I 18
I
19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
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I 7 III
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I 9 Copy of he desired documents is enclosed il According ly a draft reply to Shri Agrawal is placed on the file for approval please v ~J( 1 7II II
I
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1 l iIIi
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
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PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
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No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
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(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
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UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
378 1M Geeta Dharmaraian middot middotmiddotwmiddotmiddotmiddot w+ w ww ~w ~ _w_ t~ ~~- w_ w 379 nraquo Ebeurorhard I ischer
380middotlsh I Sudhakar Gaidhani ~~ ___-+- _- w i ---~-- - ~-~ _ w~
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382IDr Hari Gautam middotmiddot middoti8i-middotmiddotTp~ f Ved Kurr ari Ghai
bull middot1 middotbullmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot w w + w ~8~ lOr Tapan Ghesal
-_ 385 ISh i A~(k~itGmiddotmiddot]hhomiddotmiddotsmiddotmiddothmiddotmiddot_middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot -
408 IShri Prashant K naskar -t- bull 1- middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot0raquo middotmiddot1--middot
409 lOr amit Kar Imiddotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot
T middot middot I middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot -t- middotmiddot middotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddot middot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 415 lDr f P Majeed Khan
568 Dr Sund~N~d~~l U~llllt1J Dr Raj tmdramiddotmiddot~A~chmiddotmiddoty-u~-tmiddotB=middotmiddotamiddot-d~wemiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot
570 IPrci(Iijn Behera
__ _ ~_ ~_ _ _ _~
577 lOr Devidas K Kadasne
57u ur Sunil Kalda
579 Dr Vijay Kohli
580 Dr Ajay Kumar
581 Pro (Dr) Thirumalaiah Venkata Mariappa nnmm~
582IPro (Dr) Mahesh Chandra Misra
583 Lat Prof (Dr) Subhas ~ r
569
571 lOr NR Bhandari _~ - +- middotCmiddotmiddot _ __ _ _ ~
Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
-~
2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
)
II
II
j i
I
~ Dr B C Jain ~ Shri Abhayanahd ~ Shri Sudershar Pattanaik ~ Shri Amitabh ~achchan
~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
I
III
iI
i
~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
t 1
~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
I
i
I
I
I
Smt Neelima Mishra Shri M L Kotru
Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
~~res for the meetings of Search Committee haLbeen prepared ~
I 18
I
19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
i II
I6
I 7 III
I 8
f-~4 ~1~ 2-
-
I 9 Copy of he desired documents is enclosed il According ly a draft reply to Shri Agrawal is placed on the file for approval please v ~J( 1 7II II
I
I j I
1 l iIIi
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
~ bull r
PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
j
~ if
l1Iide~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ e W~ ~-SlD If I
Ji f~ i~ 0N
Or-
SP DAillilfi KAlHll llHi6gt tLi3J 1941926 ti~
Counter NoluP-Code IP
TcStliA11AI Ii iil[tIIWIWi 9Ull~
H DELHi PiNll~Ojl
Fretll S r AGGiltt WAC 175- DARt DliltfEBA KALAW D irlt 1aqriH
No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
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408 IShri Prashant K naskar -t- bull 1- middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot0raquo middotmiddot1--middot
409 lOr amit Kar Imiddotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot
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568 Dr Sund~N~d~~l U~llllt1J Dr Raj tmdramiddotmiddot~A~chmiddotmiddoty-u~-tmiddotB=middotmiddotamiddot-d~wemiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot
570 IPrci(Iijn Behera
__ _ ~_ ~_ _ _ _~
577 lOr Devidas K Kadasne
57u ur Sunil Kalda
579 Dr Vijay Kohli
580 Dr Ajay Kumar
581 Pro (Dr) Thirumalaiah Venkata Mariappa nnmm~
582IPro (Dr) Mahesh Chandra Misra
583 Lat Prof (Dr) Subhas ~ r
569
571 lOr NR Bhandari _~ - +- middotCmiddotmiddot _ __ _ _ ~
Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
-~
2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
)
II
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~ Dr B C Jain ~ Shri Abhayanahd ~ Shri Sudershar Pattanaik ~ Shri Amitabh ~achchan
~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
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~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
t 1
~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
I
i
I
I
I
Smt Neelima Mishra Shri M L Kotru
Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
~~res for the meetings of Search Committee haLbeen prepared ~
I 18
I
19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
i II
I6
I 7 III
I 8
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I 9 Copy of he desired documents is enclosed il According ly a draft reply to Shri Agrawal is placed on the file for approval please v ~J( 1 7II II
I
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1 l iIIi
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
~ bull r
PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
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Fretll S r AGGiltt WAC 175- DARt DliltfEBA KALAW D irlt 1aqriH
No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
378 1M Geeta Dharmaraian middot middotmiddotwmiddotmiddotmiddot w+ w ww ~w ~ _w_ t~ ~~- w_ w 379 nraquo Ebeurorhard I ischer
380middotlsh I Sudhakar Gaidhani ~~ ___-+- _- w i ---~-- - ~-~ _ w~
3~1 I~~ f Kishore ~andhi
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_~_ ~
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w _
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bull
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382IDr Hari Gautam middotmiddot middoti8i-middotmiddotTp~ f Ved Kurr ari Ghai
bull middot1 middotbullmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot w w + w ~8~ lOr Tapan Ghesal
-_ 385 ISh i A~(k~itGmiddotmiddot]hhomiddotmiddotsmiddotmiddothmiddotmiddot_middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot -
408 IShri Prashant K naskar -t- bull 1- middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot0raquo middotmiddot1--middot
409 lOr amit Kar Imiddotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot
T middot middot I middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot -t- middotmiddot middotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddot middot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 415 lDr f P Majeed Khan
568 Dr Sund~N~d~~l U~llllt1J Dr Raj tmdramiddotmiddot~A~chmiddotmiddoty-u~-tmiddotB=middotmiddotamiddot-d~wemiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot
570 IPrci(Iijn Behera
__ _ ~_ ~_ _ _ _~
577 lOr Devidas K Kadasne
57u ur Sunil Kalda
579 Dr Vijay Kohli
580 Dr Ajay Kumar
581 Pro (Dr) Thirumalaiah Venkata Mariappa nnmm~
582IPro (Dr) Mahesh Chandra Misra
583 Lat Prof (Dr) Subhas ~ r
569
571 lOr NR Bhandari _~ - +- middotCmiddotmiddot _ __ _ _ ~
Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
-~
2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
)
II
II
j i
I
~ Dr B C Jain ~ Shri Abhayanahd ~ Shri Sudershar Pattanaik ~ Shri Amitabh ~achchan
~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
I
III
iI
i
~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
t 1
~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
I
i
I
I
I
Smt Neelima Mishra Shri M L Kotru
Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
~~res for the meetings of Search Committee haLbeen prepared ~
I 18
I
19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
i II
I6
I 7 III
I 8
f-~4 ~1~ 2-
-
I 9 Copy of he desired documents is enclosed il According ly a draft reply to Shri Agrawal is placed on the file for approval please v ~J( 1 7II II
I
I j I
1 l iIIi
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
~ bull r
PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
j
~ if
l1Iide~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ e W~ ~-SlD If I
Ji f~ i~ 0N
Or-
SP DAillilfi KAlHll llHi6gt tLi3J 1941926 ti~
Counter NoluP-Code IP
TcStliA11AI Ii iil[tIIWIWi 9Ull~
H DELHi PiNll~Ojl
Fretll S r AGGiltt WAC 175- DARt DliltfEBA KALAW D irlt 1aqriH
No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
-~
2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
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II
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~ Dr B C Jain ~ Shri Abhayanahd ~ Shri Sudershar Pattanaik ~ Shri Amitabh ~achchan
~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
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~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
t 1
~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
I
i
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I
I
Smt Neelima Mishra Shri M L Kotru
Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
~~res for the meetings of Search Committee haLbeen prepared ~
I 18
I
19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
i II
I6
I 7 III
I 8
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I 9 Copy of he desired documents is enclosed il According ly a draft reply to Shri Agrawal is placed on the file for approval please v ~J( 1 7II II
I
I j I
1 l iIIi
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
~ bull r
PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
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No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
23254036Fax
(Guinness Record Hoi er amp RTf Activist)
I775 Kucha Lattusha
Dariba Chandni Cho
DELHI 110006 (India
Mobile 9810033711
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577 lOr Devidas K Kadasne
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582IPro (Dr) Mahesh Chandra Misra
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569
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
-~
2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
)
II
II
j i
I
~ Dr B C Jain ~ Shri Abhayanahd ~ Shri Sudershar Pattanaik ~ Shri Amitabh ~achchan
~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
I
III
iI
i
~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
t 1
~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
I
i
I
I
I
Smt Neelima Mishra Shri M L Kotru
Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
~~res for the meetings of Search Committee haLbeen prepared ~
I 18
I
19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
i II
I6
I 7 III
I 8
f-~4 ~1~ 2-
-
I 9 Copy of he desired documents is enclosed il According ly a draft reply to Shri Agrawal is placed on the file for approval please v ~J( 1 7II II
I
I j I
1 l iIIi
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
~ bull r
PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
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l1Iide~
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Ji f~ i~ 0N
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TcStliA11AI Ii iil[tIIWIWi 9Ull~
H DELHi PiNll~Ojl
Fretll S r AGGiltt WAC 175- DARt DliltfEBA KALAW D irlt 1aqriH
No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
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(Guinness Record Hoi er amp RTf Activist)
I775 Kucha Lattusha
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DELHI 110006 (India
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570 IPrci(Iijn Behera
__ _ ~_ ~_ _ _ _~
577 lOr Devidas K Kadasne
57u ur Sunil Kalda
579 Dr Vijay Kohli
580 Dr Ajay Kumar
581 Pro (Dr) Thirumalaiah Venkata Mariappa nnmm~
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583 Lat Prof (Dr) Subhas ~ r
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
-~
2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
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~ Dr B C Jain ~ Shri Abhayanahd ~ Shri Sudershar Pattanaik ~ Shri Amitabh ~achchan
~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
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~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
t 1
~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
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i
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I
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Smt Neelima Mishra Shri M L Kotru
Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
~~res for the meetings of Search Committee haLbeen prepared ~
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19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
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I 9 Copy of he desired documents is enclosed il According ly a draft reply to Shri Agrawal is placed on the file for approval please v ~J( 1 7II II
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I j I
1 l iIIi
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
~ bull r
PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
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No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
23254036Fax
(Guinness Record Hoi er amp RTf Activist)
I775 Kucha Lattusha
Dariba Chandni Cho
DELHI 110006 (India
Mobile 9810033711
c~n~er ~c~JP-se~~ ~cCIC Dn~~N]~-~ _~~
~~~ DE~~r PIN~i~0~1
iJm~S ~~GA~~p~ jk~BA Dt_~
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561 Sh i Surjit Singh Patar
562 Sh i Sukhvinder Singh
563 ISh i SureshC Shah
564 iSh i Gyan Ranjan ~ _
565 iDr Pardeshi Ram Verma
566Prlt f Malikzada Manzoor Ahmad
567 Dr (Smt) Tara Singh
568 Dr Sund~N~d~~l U~llllt1J Dr Raj tmdramiddotmiddot~A~chmiddotmiddoty-u~-tmiddotB=middotmiddotamiddot-d~wemiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot-middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot
570 IPrci(Iijn Behera
__ _ ~_ ~_ _ _ _~
577 lOr Devidas K Kadasne
57u ur Sunil Kalda
579 Dr Vijay Kohli
580 Dr Ajay Kumar
581 Pro (Dr) Thirumalaiah Venkata Mariappa nnmm~
582IPro (Dr) Mahesh Chandra Misra
583 Lat Prof (Dr) Subhas ~ r
569
571 lOr NR Bhandari _~ - +- middotCmiddotmiddot _ __ _ _ ~
Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
-~
2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
)
II
II
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~ Dr B C Jain ~ Shri Abhayanahd ~ Shri Sudershar Pattanaik ~ Shri Amitabh ~achchan
~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
I
III
iI
i
~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
t 1
~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
I
i
I
I
I
Smt Neelima Mishra Shri M L Kotru
Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
~~res for the meetings of Search Committee haLbeen prepared ~
I 18
I
19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
i II
I6
I 7 III
I 8
f-~4 ~1~ 2-
-
I 9 Copy of he desired documents is enclosed il According ly a draft reply to Shri Agrawal is placed on the file for approval please v ~J( 1 7II II
I
I j I
1 l iIIi
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
~ bull r
PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
j
~ if
l1Iide~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ e W~ ~-SlD If I
Ji f~ i~ 0N
Or-
SP DAillilfi KAlHll llHi6gt tLi3J 1941926 ti~
Counter NoluP-Code IP
TcStliA11AI Ii iil[tIIWIWi 9Ull~
H DELHi PiNll~Ojl
Fretll S r AGGiltt WAC 175- DARt DliltfEBA KALAW D irlt 1aqriH
No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
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(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
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UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
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SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
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2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
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~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
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~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
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Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
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UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
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PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
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No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
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SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
23254036Fax
(Guinness Record Hoi er amp RTf Activist)
I775 Kucha Lattusha
Dariba Chandni Cho
DELHI 110006 (India
Mobile 9810033711
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
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2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
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~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
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~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
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~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
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Smt Neelima Mishra Shri M L Kotru
Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
~~res for the meetings of Search Committee haLbeen prepared ~
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I
19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
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1 l iIIi
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
~ bull r
PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
j
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Ji f~ i~ 0N
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H DELHi PiNll~Ojl
Fretll S r AGGiltt WAC 175- DARt DliltfEBA KALAW D irlt 1aqriH
No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
23254036Fax
(Guinness Record Hoi er amp RTf Activist)
I775 Kucha Lattusha
Dariba Chandni Cho
DELHI 110006 (India
Mobile 9810033711
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
-~
2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
)
II
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~ Dr B C Jain ~ Shri Abhayanahd ~ Shri Sudershar Pattanaik ~ Shri Amitabh ~achchan
~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
I
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i
~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
t 1
~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
I
i
I
I
I
Smt Neelima Mishra Shri M L Kotru
Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
~~res for the meetings of Search Committee haLbeen prepared ~
I 18
I
19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
i II
I6
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I 9 Copy of he desired documents is enclosed il According ly a draft reply to Shri Agrawal is placed on the file for approval please v ~J( 1 7II II
I
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1 l iIIi
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
~ bull r
PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
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No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
-~
2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
)
II
II
j i
I
~ Dr B C Jain ~ Shri Abhayanahd ~ Shri Sudershar Pattanaik ~ Shri Amitabh ~achchan
~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
I
III
iI
i
~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
t 1
~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
I
i
I
I
I
Smt Neelima Mishra Shri M L Kotru
Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
~~res for the meetings of Search Committee haLbeen prepared ~
I 18
I
19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
i II
I6
I 7 III
I 8
f-~4 ~1~ 2-
-
I 9 Copy of he desired documents is enclosed il According ly a draft reply to Shri Agrawal is placed on the file for approval please v ~J( 1 7II II
I
I j I
1 l iIIi
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
~ bull r
PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
j
~ if
l1Iide~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ e W~ ~-SlD If I
Ji f~ i~ 0N
Or-
SP DAillilfi KAlHll llHi6gt tLi3J 1941926 ti~
Counter NoluP-Code IP
TcStliA11AI Ii iil[tIIWIWi 9Ull~
H DELHi PiNll~Ojl
Fretll S r AGGiltt WAC 175- DARt DliltfEBA KALAW D irlt 1aqriH
No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
-~
2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
)
II
II
j i
I
~ Dr B C Jain ~ Shri Abhayanahd ~ Shri Sudershar Pattanaik ~ Shri Amitabh ~achchan
~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
I
III
iI
i
~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
t 1
~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
I
i
I
I
I
Smt Neelima Mishra Shri M L Kotru
Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
~~res for the meetings of Search Committee haLbeen prepared ~
I 18
I
19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
i II
I6
I 7 III
I 8
f-~4 ~1~ 2-
-
I 9 Copy of he desired documents is enclosed il According ly a draft reply to Shri Agrawal is placed on the file for approval please v ~J( 1 7II II
I
I j I
1 l iIIi
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
~ bull r
PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
j
~ if
l1Iide~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ e W~ ~-SlD If I
Ji f~ i~ 0N
Or-
SP DAillilfi KAlHll llHi6gt tLi3J 1941926 ti~
Counter NoluP-Code IP
TcStliA11AI Ii iil[tIIWIWi 9Ull~
H DELHi PiNll~Ojl
Fretll S r AGGiltt WAC 175- DARt DliltfEBA KALAW D irlt 1aqriH
No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
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SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
-~
2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
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~ Dr B C Jain ~ Shri Abhayanahd ~ Shri Sudershar Pattanaik ~ Shri Amitabh ~achchan
~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
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~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
t 1
~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
I
i
I
I
I
Smt Neelima Mishra Shri M L Kotru
Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
~~res for the meetings of Search Committee haLbeen prepared ~
I 18
I
19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
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I 9 Copy of he desired documents is enclosed il According ly a draft reply to Shri Agrawal is placed on the file for approval please v ~J( 1 7II II
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UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
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PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
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No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
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(Guinness Record Hoi er amp RTf Activist)
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
-~
2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
)
II
II
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~ Dr B C Jain ~ Shri Abhayanahd ~ Shri Sudershar Pattanaik ~ Shri Amitabh ~achchan
~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
I
III
iI
i
~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
t 1
~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
I
i
I
I
I
Smt Neelima Mishra Shri M L Kotru
Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
~~res for the meetings of Search Committee haLbeen prepared ~
I 18
I
19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
i II
I6
I 7 III
I 8
f-~4 ~1~ 2-
-
I 9 Copy of he desired documents is enclosed il According ly a draft reply to Shri Agrawal is placed on the file for approval please v ~J( 1 7II II
I
I j I
1 l iIIi
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
~ bull r
PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
j
~ if
l1Iide~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ e W~ ~-SlD If I
Ji f~ i~ 0N
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SP DAillilfi KAlHll llHi6gt tLi3J 1941926 ti~
Counter NoluP-Code IP
TcStliA11AI Ii iil[tIIWIWi 9Ull~
H DELHi PiNll~Ojl
Fretll S r AGGiltt WAC 175- DARt DliltfEBA KALAW D irlt 1aqriH
No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
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SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
-~
2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
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~ Dr B C Jain ~ Shri Abhayanahd ~ Shri Sudershar Pattanaik ~ Shri Amitabh ~achchan
~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
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~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
t 1
~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
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i
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I
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Smt Neelima Mishra Shri M L Kotru
Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
~~res for the meetings of Search Committee haLbeen prepared ~
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19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
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UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
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PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
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No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
-~
2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
)
II
II
j i
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~ Dr B C Jain ~ Shri Abhayanahd ~ Shri Sudershar Pattanaik ~ Shri Amitabh ~achchan
~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
I
III
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i
~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
t 1
~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
I
i
I
I
I
Smt Neelima Mishra Shri M L Kotru
Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
~~res for the meetings of Search Committee haLbeen prepared ~
I 18
I
19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
i II
I6
I 7 III
I 8
f-~4 ~1~ 2-
-
I 9 Copy of he desired documents is enclosed il According ly a draft reply to Shri Agrawal is placed on the file for approval please v ~J( 1 7II II
I
I j I
1 l iIIi
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
~ bull r
PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
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H DELHi PiNll~Ojl
Fretll S r AGGiltt WAC 175- DARt DliltfEBA KALAW D irlt 1aqriH
No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
23254036Fax
(Guinness Record Hoi er amp RTf Activist)
I775 Kucha Lattusha
Dariba Chandni Cho
DELHI 110006 (India
Mobile 9810033711
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
-~
2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
)
II
II
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~ Dr B C Jain ~ Shri Abhayanahd ~ Shri Sudershar Pattanaik ~ Shri Amitabh ~achchan
~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
I
III
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i
~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
t 1
~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
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Director (AampP) amp
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Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
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No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
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Director amp CPIO
I
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RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
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(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
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UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
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Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
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3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
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7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
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2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
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~ Dr B C Jain ~ Shri Abhayanahd ~ Shri Sudershar Pattanaik ~ Shri Amitabh ~achchan
~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
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~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
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~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
I
i
I
I
I
Smt Neelima Mishra Shri M L Kotru
Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
~~res for the meetings of Search Committee haLbeen prepared ~
I 18
I
19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
i II
I6
I 7 III
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I 9 Copy of he desired documents is enclosed il According ly a draft reply to Shri Agrawal is placed on the file for approval please v ~J( 1 7II II
I
I j I
1 l iIIi
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
~ bull r
PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
j
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Ji f~ i~ 0N
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H DELHi PiNll~Ojl
Fretll S r AGGiltt WAC 175- DARt DliltfEBA KALAW D irlt 1aqriH
No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
-~
2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
)
II
II
j i
I
~ Dr B C Jain ~ Shri Abhayanahd ~ Shri Sudershar Pattanaik ~ Shri Amitabh ~achchan
~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
I
III
iI
i
~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
t 1
~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
I
i
I
I
I
Smt Neelima Mishra Shri M L Kotru
Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
~~res for the meetings of Search Committee haLbeen prepared ~
I 18
I
19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
i II
I6
I 7 III
I 8
f-~4 ~1~ 2-
-
I 9 Copy of he desired documents is enclosed il According ly a draft reply to Shri Agrawal is placed on the file for approval please v ~J( 1 7II II
I
I j I
1 l iIIi
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
~ bull r
PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
j
~ if
l1Iide~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ e W~ ~-SlD If I
Ji f~ i~ 0N
Or-
SP DAillilfi KAlHll llHi6gt tLi3J 1941926 ti~
Counter NoluP-Code IP
TcStliA11AI Ii iil[tIIWIWi 9Ull~
H DELHi PiNll~Ojl
Fretll S r AGGiltt WAC 175- DARt DliltfEBA KALAW D irlt 1aqriH
No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
-~
2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
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~ Dr B C Jain ~ Shri Abhayanahd ~ Shri Sudershar Pattanaik ~ Shri Amitabh ~achchan
~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
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~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
t 1
~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
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Smt Neelima Mishra Shri M L Kotru
Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
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19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
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I 9 Copy of he desired documents is enclosed il According ly a draft reply to Shri Agrawal is placed on the file for approval please v ~J( 1 7II II
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UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
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PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
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No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
-~
2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
- t-
Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
)
II
II
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~ Dr B C Jain ~ Shri Abhayanahd ~ Shri Sudershar Pattanaik ~ Shri Amitabh ~achchan
~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
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III
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i
~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
t 1
~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
I
i
I
I
I
Smt Neelima Mishra Shri M L Kotru
Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
~~res for the meetings of Search Committee haLbeen prepared ~
I 18
I
19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
i II
I6
I 7 III
I 8
f-~4 ~1~ 2-
-
I 9 Copy of he desired documents is enclosed il According ly a draft reply to Shri Agrawal is placed on the file for approval please v ~J( 1 7II II
I
I j I
1 l iIIi
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
~ bull r
PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
j
~ if
l1Iide~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ e W~ ~-SlD If I
Ji f~ i~ 0N
Or-
SP DAillilfi KAlHll llHi6gt tLi3J 1941926 ti~
Counter NoluP-Code IP
TcStliA11AI Ii iil[tIIWIWi 9Ull~
H DELHi PiNll~Ojl
Fretll S r AGGiltt WAC 175- DARt DliltfEBA KALAW D irlt 1aqriH
No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
23254036Fax
(Guinness Record Hoi er amp RTf Activist)
I775 Kucha Lattusha
Dariba Chandni Cho
DELHI 110006 (India
Mobile 9810033711
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Public Section
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Shri Subh ash Chandra Agrawal has send an application-dated 25112011 (received04 22122011) under the Right to Information Act 2005 seeking following information on
I
I
Ptdma Awards
S No Informat on Sought
1 Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
II
i
2 Complet and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union 1- orne Ministry by the stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those recommending such nominations authority through which L nion Home Ministry received such nominations and dates on which such nominat ons reached separately to recommending authorities and to Union Home Ministry
I
3 Names of members of Search Committeemiddot formed to recommend for Padma Awards 2012
I 4
i 5
6
7 Minute of meetings held by Search Committee I
Any ott er related details I 8
9 File-no ings on movement of this RTI petition as well
I1 1
II
-~
2l In reply to Shri Agrawals application following point wise information may be I
provided
Information~I No
1 Last d te for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 was November zo 20 II VI raquo o
2 1259 r commendations haf been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs till the last da e ie zo November 20 II Li~ (2JJ~e names of the nominees are comprises inpa~ es You are requested to remitY-2- per pages as photocopy charges Names of the recommending authority cannot be provided under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are the third party information No data for the date of the Receipt of the ecommendations is maintained by this Ministry
3 Members of Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 were Shr AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affs irs Shr RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shr Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shr] Kburshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G1Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director General (Agri Engineering) leAR De nartment of Agricultural Research and Education Sh i Ashok Thakur Special Secretary (T) Department of Higher Education Dr Arun Kumar Panda Joint Secretary Department of Health and Family
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Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
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~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
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~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
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bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
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PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
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No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
23254036Fax
(Guinness Record Hoi er amp RTf Activist)
I775 Kucha Lattusha
Dariba Chandni Cho
DELHI 110006 (India
Mobile 9810033711
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Welfare Dr DD Sharma Joint Secretary Department of AYUSH Shri Rahul Bhatt agar JS (ISD) Department of Youth Affairs Shri Gopal Krisbna Secretary Sports Authority of India (Shri Pankaj Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Vivek Joshi Joint Secretary Ministry of Women and Child Development
4 ~ Shri Lalit Uniy 1 ~ Shri Nedumudi Venu ii ~ Smt M K SubsIra ~ ProfVirendra ~ ingh Chauhan ~ Prof Ajay K ~ ood ~ Dr G Sunderarajan ~ Dr S C Gupta ~ Dr V Adimurthy ~ Dr Mangala R~i
)
II
II
j i
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~ Dr B C Jain ~ Shri Abhayanahd ~ Shri Sudershar Pattanaik ~ Shri Amitabh ~achchan
~ Shri Dilip KU01lar ~ Dr Manoranjan Sahu
I
III
iI
i
~ Dr Jugal Kishpr ~ Dr D N Tiwari ~ Shri Limba Ram ~ Shri Devendra Jhajrija ~ Shri Bajrangla I Takhar ~ Smt Uma Tul ~ Smt Tara Jau ar ~ Shri Vinayak lohani ~ Shri Rajendra Jauhar ~ Smt Naseems Hurjuk ~ Shri Swapan (~uha
~ Shri Rajpal Singh ~ Smt Dola Ba erjee ~ Smt Jhulan Coswami ~ Shri Harish Hande ~ Smt Neelima Mishra ~ Shri Yashpau ~ Shri M L Kotru
t 1
~ Prof M S Khuroo 5 1 Shri Nedumudi Venu
2 Smt M K Subaira 3 Dr G Sunderarajan 4 Dr Mang la Rai 5 Dr B C am 6 Dr Mano anjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N 1 iwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devt ndra Jhajrija 11 Smt Urn Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gop 1Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zah~ er Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Hari h Hande
I
i
I
I
I
Smt Neelima Mishra Shri M L Kotru
Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
~~res for the meetings of Search Committee haLbeen prepared ~
I 18
I
19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
i II
I6
I 7 III
I 8
f-~4 ~1~ 2-
-
I 9 Copy of he desired documents is enclosed il According ly a draft reply to Shri Agrawal is placed on the file for approval please v ~J( 1 7II II
I
I j I
1 l iIIi
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
~ bull r
PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
j
~ if
l1Iide~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ e W~ ~-SlD If I
Ji f~ i~ 0N
Or-
SP DAillilfi KAlHll llHi6gt tLi3J 1941926 ti~
Counter NoluP-Code IP
TcStliA11AI Ii iil[tIIWIWi 9Ull~
H DELHi PiNll~Ojl
Fretll S r AGGiltt WAC 175- DARt DliltfEBA KALAW D irlt 1aqriH
No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
23254036Fax
(Guinness Record Hoi er amp RTf Activist)
I775 Kucha Lattusha
Dariba Chandni Cho
DELHI 110006 (India
Mobile 9810033711
c~n~er ~c~JP-se~~ ~cCIC Dn~~N]~-~ _~~
~~~ DE~~r PIN~i~0~1
iJm~S ~~GA~~p~ jk~BA Dt_~
t~409r~ffis~
Smt Neelima Mishra Shri M L Kotru
Search Cbmmittee for Padma Awards 2012 met twice for making recommendation ie on October 272011 and on November 112011
Nil
~~res for the meetings of Search Committee haLbeen prepared ~
I 18
I
19 20 P of M S Kuhroo
i II
I6
I 7 III
I 8
f-~4 ~1~ 2-
-
I 9 Copy of he desired documents is enclosed il According ly a draft reply to Shri Agrawal is placed on the file for approval please v ~J( 1 7II II
I
I j I
1 l iIIi
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMAnON ACT
bull Smt Shyamala Mo
Director (AampP) amp
~ bull r
PIO
Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
02022012
j
~ if
l1Iide~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ e W~ ~-SlD If I
Ji f~ i~ 0N
Or-
SP DAillilfi KAlHll llHi6gt tLi3J 1941926 ti~
Counter NoluP-Code IP
TcStliA11AI Ii iil[tIIWIWi 9Ull~
H DELHi PiNll~Ojl
Fretll S r AGGiltt WAC 175- DARt DliltfEBA KALAW D irlt 1aqriH
No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
23254036Fax
(Guinness Record Hoi er amp RTf Activist)
I775 Kucha Lattusha
Dariba Chandni Cho
DELHI 110006 (India
Mobile 9810033711
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Room No 94-B N rth Block
New Delhi-l 10001
Madam
Please refer to y ur back-dated response No 24192012-Public dated 21012012
received by me 0 02122012 demanding a sum of rupees 60 as copying charges for
Since response is
vided in response to my RTI petition dated 25112011
uch beyond 30 days of receipt ofRTI petition these should have been
provided free-of-c st However since the sought documents are of urgency I am in the
meanwhile sendin you postal-orders worth of rupees 60 as demanded by you I request
you to please provo e me sought documents without any further delay
Regards
SUBHASH CHA DRA AGRAWAL
(Guinness Record Holder amp RTf Activist)
Dariba Chandni C owk
DELHI 110006 (I dia) + Mobile9810033711 Fax 23254036
E-mail subhashmahusifycom
Web wwwsubhshmadhucom
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No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
23254036Fax
(Guinness Record Hoi er amp RTf Activist)
I775 Kucha Lattusha
Dariba Chandni Cho
DELHI 110006 (India
Mobile 9810033711
c~n~er ~c~JP-se~~ ~cCIC Dn~~N]~-~ _~~
~~~ DE~~r PIN~i~0~1
iJm~S ~~GA~~p~ jk~BA Dt_~
t~409r~ffis~
No 24192012-Public Government of India Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs Grih Mantralaya
North Block New Delhi
Dated the ~I 11 2012 To
Shri Subhash Ch ndra Agrawal 1775 Kucha La shah Dariba Chandni howk Delhi-110006
Subject Information nder Right to Information Act 2005
Please refer to our application-dated 25112011 received on 22122011 under the
Right to Information A( t 2005 seeking information about the Padma Awards The information
sought by you is as unde
SINo Information Sought Information
I Last date for receipt of nominations for Last date for receipt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 Padma Awards 2012 was November 20th
2011 2 Complete a lId detailed list of 1259 recommendations were received in the
nominations far Padma Awards 2012 Ministry of Home Affairs till the last date having reacher to Union Home Ministry ie 20 th November 2011 List of the names by the stipula ed last date of receiving of the nominees comprises 27 pages You such nomiru tions mentioning also are requested to remit ~ 54- ~ 2- per names of those recommending such pages as photocopy charges Names of the nominations authority through which recommending authority cannot be provided Union Home Ministry received such under section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act as these are nominations nd dates on which such the third party information No data for the nominations reached separately to date of the Receipt of the recommendations recommendin authorities and to Union is maintained by this Ministry Home Ministry
3 Names of members of Search Members of Search Committee for Padma Committee formed to recommend for Awards 2012 were
Padma Awarl 2012 Shri AE Ahmad Secretary (Border Management) Chairman Ministry of Home Affairs Shri RP Nath Joint Secretary (Admn) Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Rakesh Garg Additional Secretary Ministry of Culture Dr Venu Vasudevan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Vijay S Madan Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture Shri Khurshid Ahmed Ganai JS (PampA) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Dr B Harigopal Scientist G Adviser SERC Department of Science and Technology Dr TKAlex Director ISRO Satellite Centre Department of Space Dr RB Grover Principal Adviser Department of Atomic Energy
L-_~J- +-~_~ ~_-- Dr M M Pandey Deputy Director
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
23254036Fax
(Guinness Record Hoi er amp RTf Activist)
I775 Kucha Lattusha
Dariba Chandni Cho
DELHI 110006 (India
Mobile 9810033711
c~n~er ~c~JP-se~~ ~cCIC Dn~~N]~-~ _~~
~~~ DE~~r PIN~i~0~1
iJm~S ~~GA~~p~ jk~BA Dt_~
t~409r~ffis~
4 Dr Mangala Rai 5 Dr B C Jain 6 Dr Manoranjan Sahu 7 Dr Jugal Kishor 8 Dr D N Tiwari 9 Shri Limba Ram 10 Shri Devendra Jhajrija 11 Smt Uma Tuli 12 Shri Vinayak Lohani 13 Shri Gopal Prasad Dubey 14 Shri Farooq Sheikh 15 Shri Zaheer Khan 16 Smt Jhulan Goswami 17 Shri Harish Hande 18 Smt Neelima Mishra 19 Shri M L Kotru 20 Prof M S Kuhroo
Days and time duration on which Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012 Search Committee met to finalize
6 met twice for making recommendation ie
nominations on October 27 20 II and on November II 2011
7 Minutes of meetings held by Search No minutes for the meetings of Search Committee Committee is prepared
8 Any other related details Nil
File-notings on movement of this RTI File-notings on movement of this RTI petition as we 1
9 petition comprises 3 pages You are requested to remit ~ 6- ~ 2- per pages as
I photocopy charges
2 Appeal if any may be made under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act to Shri RPNath Joint
Secretary (Admn) Ro~m no 194 Ministry of Home Affairs North Block New Delhi-lIOOOI
the Appellate AUthOii within 30 days
I
~~oJq (ShyalllaM~hlm)
Director amp CPIO
I
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
23254036Fax
(Guinness Record Hoi er amp RTf Activist)
I775 Kucha Lattusha
Dariba Chandni Cho
DELHI 110006 (India
Mobile 9810033711
c~n~er ~c~JP-se~~ ~cCIC Dn~~N]~-~ _~~
~~~ DE~~r PIN~i~0~1
iJm~S ~~GA~~p~ jk~BA Dt_~
t~409r~ffis~
I
RTI Matter
By Speed Post NoV-17012682011-PR Ministry of Home Affairs
(PR Section)
North Block New Delhi 21st December 2011 To
Sh Su hash Chandra Alr~~~~ 1775 ucha Lattushah
Dariba Chandni Chowk Delhi- 10006
Subject Inftrmation sought under Right to Informatio~Act 2005
Sir J efer to your letter dated 25112011 on the above subject
2 onnection it is stated that the information sought in your application ated 25112011 regarding Padma Awards-2012 closely relates to Pu lie Section MHA New Delhi It is being transferred to them under Secti n 6(3) of Right to Information Act 2005 for taking appropriate a tion
urs faithfu lIy
~----tTl jr Tn I
(Dr (Smt) Praveen Kumari Singh) Director (SR) amp CPIC
Tele 23092961
Copyto
~e Director (Public) amp CPIO MHA North Block New
tlhi I
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ
23254036Fax
(Guinness Record Hoi er amp RTf Activist)
I775 Kucha Lattusha
Dariba Chandni Cho
DELHI 110006 (India
Mobile 9810033711
c~n~er ~c~JP-se~~ ~cCIC Dn~~N]~-~ _~~
~~~ DE~~r PIN~i~0~1
iJm~S ~~GA~~p~ jk~BA Dt_~
t~409r~ffis~
UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Central Public Informa ion Officer
Union Home Ministry
North Block
NEW DELHI 110001
Sir
J will be obliged I if your honour kindly informs me as under together with relevant
documentscorrespond1ncelfile-notings etc
I Last date for iceiPt of nominations for Padma Awards 2012
2 Complete and detailed list of nominations for Padma Awards 2012 having reached to Union Home
Ministry by t e stipulated last date of receiving such nominations mentioning also names of those
recommendin such nominations authority through which Union Home Ministry received such
nominations a d dates on which such nominations reached separately to recommending authorities
and to Union orne Ministry
3 Names of me bers of Search Committee formed to recommend for Padma Awards 20 2
4 Names consi ered by Search Committee for being recommended before Awards Committee for
Padma Awar
5 Names of no inees recommended by Search Committee for Padma Awards 2012
6 Days and tim -duration on which Search Committee met to finalize nominations
7 Minutes ofm etings held by Search Committee
8 Any other reI ted details
9 File-notings n movement of this RTI petition as well
In case queries relate to some other public-authority please transfer this petition to CPIO there under
section 6(3) of RTI A 1 Postal-order number 92E 329576 tor rupees ten is enclosed towards RTI lees in
name of Aceo unIs 0 icer as per DoPT circular No F1092008-IR dated 05122008
middot Regards middot middot
s ~ II Ii
SUBHASH CHAND A AGRA VAL lrfdef~~ o E U ~ iii Ci efjz W~~t=il1~ F gt N42 4~ i~ i~ euroJ