Dear Milind,
Thanks for this update.
Like you I also feel that SPIOs & CPIOs cannot co-exist inside a
single Public Authority. They have a mutually exclusive existence.
Dena Bank's designating SPIOs is certainly not in order. At best it
can be "State Level" PIO. Even then I found many CIC orders concerning
Dena Bank where the order itself contains the word SPIO. The erstwhile
commissioner IC Padma glossed over the same.
Since you have already raised this issue with them I do not intend to
raise the same again with them.
I will just make a complaint to the CIC about which you monotoned in
your letter and then sit tight on it. If the CIC finds it at odds with
the provisions of the Act then let them advise the PA to make
amendments.
Regards,
Sidharth
On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Milind Kotak <featindia@gmail.
>
> Dear Sidharth :
>
> Beyond doubt a nationalized Bank like Dena Bank can only appoint CPIO's and cannot appoint SPIO's.
>
> Sometime in the beginning of this year I was in the process of making an Application to Dena Bank and in that conenction noticed the above error on the website. I did write to the CMD of the Bank bringing the above error to his notice. Copy of the above letter is enclosed.
>
> Through a letter dated February 4, 2009, the AGM - Legal of the Bank did reply to my above letter . From this reply it was evident that they have interpreted the Act as they are entitled to appoint SPIO's and CPIO's and according to them a PIO related to the Head office level is called as CPIO and a PIO not related to Head office is a SPIO.
>
> Subsequently I got the information I was seeking for without using RTI Act and hence did not oursue the above Reply further.
>
> Do you intend to make RTI Applications to Dena Bank ?
>
> Regards
>
> Milind Kotak
>
> On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Sidharth <sidharthbbsr@
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>>
>>
>> Friends,
>>
>> This is something strange I came across in a Bank PA's website.
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>> The website of Dena Bank shows both SPIO & CPIOs appointed at different levels.
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>> Is it OK to have both these SPIO & CPIO inside the same PA ?
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>> Kindly enlighten me ?
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>> http://www.denabank
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>> http://bit.ly/
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>> Sidharth
>
>
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