Aerospace Diary

Jan 5,2012 This refers to Right to Information (RTI)  response where Indian Air Force (IAF) has revealed that outstanding towards unofficial tours of entitled ministers and state-governments using IAF planes is continuously on rise. It is surprising that IAF bill towards Karnataka government is now pending for many years when UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi used IAF plane deployed for use of the state-government. Earlier also case of recovery of IAF dues towards the then Prime Minister HD Devegowda is pending in the court. IAF is finding it difficult to recover its dues for its planes used by since-expired former Prime Minister Chandrashekhar. Even amount is long-pending towards former Union Cabinet Minister VC Shukla. Since political personalities even though having been seated on responsible posts like that of Prime Minister do not easily settle government-dues, system should be to get deposit in advance for non-official tours carried out through IAF planes. Also persons ...

Posted by- Neelam Mathews Nov 26, 2012 We enclose a letter to the Chief Information Commissioner, New Delhi by an RTI activist even as his RTI on allegations by former IA CMD Sunil Arora against former aviation minister Praful Patel, are ignored. Sign of things to come? Sir,  Kindly refer to esteemed order dated 23.10.2012 in my petition-number CIC/SM/C/2012/001035 whereby your honour was kind enough to direct Appellate Authority at Union Cabinet Secretariat to give me an opportunity to be heard by him to ensure providing of desired information without any further loss of time. Learned Appellate Authority at Union Cabinet Secretariat Shri Subhash Chandra Garg summoned me for hearing on 20.11.2012 at 11 am, which was telephonically postponed for 6 pm on the same date. He was kind enough to allow query-numbers 1 to 4, 6, 8-12 and 14. I submitted my oral submissions towards query-numbers (5) and (7) with repeated requests to endorse these in the Appellate...