New Delhi: Ninety 5 former officers of the All India and Central Providers, who’ve labored with Central and state governments, have urged firms and companies to evaluation their commercial insurance policies in terms of feeding media which makes an attempt to foster divisions.
The signatories, beneath the umbrella organisation referred to as Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG), famous of their open letter that “upholding the rules of the structure is just not a perform of governments alone.”
“At the moment, we’re addressing this open letter to not the federal government however to an equally vital section of society, viz. the varied firms, enterprise homes and corporates within the nation. These entities, chargeable for wealth creation within the nation, haven’t, we consider, been doing their bit in upholding the rights and freedoms spelt out within the structure,” the letter mentioned.
“Sadly, an impression has gained floor that these our bodies have most well-liked to look the opposite approach at the same time as a rising tide of hatred and divisiveness threatens the very foundations of our society.”
The letter alleges that many “well-established corporates have proven no hesitation in promoting their merchandise on media channels which have made it a observe to ramp up their viewership by spewing hatred, creating divisions on the idea of faith and caste, manufacturing false narratives and making criminals out of law-abiding folks.”
“It’s doable that these corporates haven’t given adequate thought to how their acts have unwittingly strengthened the forces which divide the nation by means of deliberate false propaganda,” the letter says.
The letter cites examples on how channels which have flouted the basic proper of the Indian citizen to be handled equally have obtained backing from corporates within the type of commercials. “Channels which communalise the unfold of COVID-19, allege that the UPSC has allowed Muslims to ‘infiltrate’ the higher civil services and dub delicate commercials about communal concord as “love jihad” are sadly patronised by many corporates,” it reads.
The signatories have urged that it’s time to “look past technical concerns” equivalent to that of TRP.
“Promoting on channels which unfold divisiveness is dangerous not solely on ethical grounds however dangerous for enterprise as nicely.”
As a number of economists and social scientists have identified, investments are inclined to wither when there may be unrest, the letter posits.
“And that’s, unquestionably, what has been taking place in India. India’s funding as a share of the nominal GDP has declined from 41.2% in Sept 2011 to 21.4% in June 2020. Many different development parameters have been on a downward spiral too. Mistrust, worry and uncertainty harm not simply the material of society however enterprise as nicely.”
The letter additionally commends these homes which have withdrawn advertisements from channels which have unfold discord.
A full checklist of the signatories is under:
1. Anita Agnihotri IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Division of Social Justice Empowerment, GoI
2. Salahuddin Ahmad IAS (Retd.) Former Chief Secretary, Govt. of Rajasthan
3. Shafi Alam IPS (Retd.) Former Director Basic, Nationwide Crime Information Bureau, GoI
4. Ok. Saleem Ali IPS (Retd.) Former Particular Director, CBI, GoI
5. S.P. Ambrose IAS (Retd.) Former Further Secretary, Ministry of Transport &
Transport, GoI
6. G. Balachandhran IAS (Retd.) Former Further Chief Secretary, Govt. of West Bengal
7. Vappala Balachandran IPS (Retd.) Former Particular Secretary, Cupboard Secretariat, GoI
8. Gopalan Balagopal IAS (Retd.) Former Particular Secretary, Govt. of West Bengal
9. Chandrashekhar Balakrishnan IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Coal, GoI
10. T.Ok. Banerji IAS (Retd.) Former Member, Union Public Service Fee
11. Sharad Behar IAS (Retd.) Former Chief Secretary, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh
12. Aurobindo Behera IAS (Retd.) Former Member, Board of Income, Govt. of Odisha
13. Madhu Bhaduri IFS (Retd.) Former Ambassador to Portugal
14. Pradip Bhattacharya IAS (Retd.) Former Further Chief Secretary, Growth & Planning and Administrative Coaching Institute, Govt. of West Bengal
15. Ravi Budhiraja IAS (Retd.) Former Chairman, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Belief, GoI
16. Sundar Burra IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Govt. of Maharashtra
17. R. Chandramohan IAS (Retd.) Former Principal Secretary, Transport and City Growth, Govt. of NCT of Delhi
18. Rachel Chatterjee IAS (Retd.) Former Particular Chief Secretary, Agriculture, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
19. Anna Dani IAS (Retd.) Former Further Chief Secretary, Govt. of Maharashtra
20. Vibha Puri Das IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, GoI
21. P.R. Dasgupta IAS (Retd.) Former Chairman, Meals Company of India, GoI
22. Nareshwar Dayal IFS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Ministry of Exterior Affairs and former Excessive Commissioner to the UK
23. Pradeep Ok. Deb IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Deptt. Of Sports activities, GoI
24. Nitin Desai IES (Retd.) Former Secretary and Chief Financial Adviser, Ministry of Finance, GoI
25. Keshav Desiraju IAS (Retd.) Former Well being Secretary, GoI
26. M.G. Devasahayam IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Govt. of Haryana
27. Sushil Dubey IFS (Retd.) Former Ambassador to Sweden
28. Ok.P. Fabian IFS (Retd.) Former Ambassador to Italy
29. Arif Ghauri IRS (Retd.) Former Governance Adviser, DFID, Govt. of the UK (on deputation)
30. Gourisankar Ghosh IAS (Retd.) Former Mission Director, Nationwide Ingesting Water Mission, GoI
31. Suresh Ok. Goel IFS (Retd.) Former Director Basic, Indian Council of Cultural Relations, GoI
32. S.Ok. Guha IAS (Retd.) Former Joint Secretary, Division of Girls & Little one Growth, GoI
33. H.S. Gujral IFoS (Retd.) Former Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Govt. of Punjab
34. Meena Gupta IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Ministry of Surroundings & Forests, GoI
35. Ravi Vira Gupta IAS (Retd.) Former Deputy Governor, Reserve Financial institution of India
36. Wajahat Habibullah IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, GoI and Chief Info Commissioner
37. Sajjad Hassan IAS (Retd.) Former Commissioner (Planning), Govt. of Manipur
38. Siraj Hussain IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Division of Agriculture, GoI
39. Kamal Jaswal IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Division of Info Expertise, GoI
40. Najeeb Jung IAS (Retd.) Former Lieutenant Governor, Delhi
41. Rahul Khullar IAS (Retd.) Former Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
42. Ajai Kumar IFoS(Retd.) Former Director, Ministry of Agriculture, GoI
43. Brijesh Kumar IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Division of Info Expertise, GoI
44. P.Ok. Lahiri IAS (Retd.) Former ED, Asian Growth Financial institution & Former Income Secretary, GoI
45. Aloke B. Lal IPS (Retd.) Former Director Basic (Prosecution), Govt. of Uttarakhand
46. Subodh Lal IPoS (Resigned) Former Deputy Director Basic, Ministry of Communications, GoI
47. B.B. Mahajan IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Deptt. of Meals, GoI
48. Harsh Mander IAS (Retd.) Govt. of Madhya Pradesh
49. Aditi Mehta IAS (Retd.) Former Further Chief Secretary, Govt. of Rajasthan
50. Sonalini Mirchandani IFS (Resigned) GoI
51. Noor Mohammad IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Nationwide Catastrophe Administration Authority, Govt. of India
52. Avinash Mohananey IPS (Retd.) Former Director Basic of Police, Govt. of Sikkim
53. Deb Mukharji IFS (Retd.) Former Excessive Commissioner to Bangladesh and former Ambassador to Nepal
54. Shiv Shankar Mukherjee IFS (Retd.) Former Excessive Commissioner to the UK
55. Pranab S. Mukhopadhyay IAS (Retd.) Former Director, Institute of Port Administration, GoI
56. Nagalsamy IA&AS (Retd.) Former Principal Accountant Basic, Tamil Nadu & Kerala
57. Sobha Nambisan IAS (Retd.) Former Principal Secretary (Planning), Govt. of Karnataka
58. P.G.J. Nampoothiri IPS (Retd.) Former Director Basic of Police, Govt. of Gujarat
59. P. Pleasure Oommen IAS (Retd.) Former Chief Secretary, Govt. of Chhattisgarh
60. S.Ok. Pachauri IAS (Retd.) Former Director Basic, Nationwide Productiveness Council, GoI
61. Amitabha Pande IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Inter-State Council, GoI
62. Mira Pande IAS (Retd.) Former State Election Commissioner, West Bengal
63. Alok Perti IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Ministry of Coal, GoI
64. R. Poornalingam IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, GoI
65. V.P. Raja IAS (Retd.) Former Chairman, Maharashtra Electrical energy Regulatory Fee
66. Ok. Sujatha Rao IAS (Retd.) Former Well being Secretary, GoI
67. M.Y. Rao IAS (Retd.)
68. Satwant Reddy IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Chemical substances and Petrochemicals, GoI
69. Vijaya Latha Reddy IFS (Retd.) Former Deputy Nationwide Safety Adviser, GoI
70. Julio Ribeiro IPS (Retd.) Former Adviser to Governor of Punjab & former Ambassador to Romania
71. Aruna Roy IAS (Resigned)
72. A.Ok. Samanta IPS (Retd.) Former Director Basic of Police (Intelligence), Govt. of West Bengal
73. Deepak Sanan IAS (Retd.) Former Principal Adviser (AR) to Chief Minister, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh
74. G. Sankaran IC&CES (Retd.) Former President, Customs, Excise and Gold (Management) Appellate Tribunal
75. N.C. Saxena IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Planning Fee, GoI
76. A. Selvaraj IRS (Retd.) Former Chief Commissioner, Revenue Tax, Chennai, GoI
77. Ardhendu Sen IAS (Retd.) Former Chief Secretary, Govt. of West Bengal
78. Abhijit Sengupta IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Ministry of Tradition, GoI
79. Aftab Seth IFS (Retd.) Former Ambassador to Japan
80. Ashok Kumar Sharma IFoS (Retd.) Former MD, State Forest Growth Company, Govt. of Gujarat
81. Ashok Kumar Sharma IFS (Retd.) Former Ambassador to Finland and Estonia
82. Navrekha Sharma IFS (Retd.) Former Ambassador to Indonesia
83. Raju Sharma IAS (Retd.) Former Member, Board of Income, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh
84. Tirlochan Singh IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Nationwide Fee for Minorities, GoI
85. Narendra Sisodia IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Ministry of Finance, GoI
86. A.Ok. Srivastava IAS (Retd.) Former Administrative Member, Madhya Pradesh Administrative Tribunal
87. Sanjivi Sundar IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary, Ministry of Floor Transport, GoI
88. Parveen Talha IRS (Retd.) Former Member, Union Public Service Fee
89. Thanksy Thekkekera IAS (Retd.) Former Further Chief Secretary, Minorities Growth, Govt. of Maharashtra
90. P.S.S. Thomas IAS (Retd.) Former Secretary Basic, Nationwide Human Rights Fee
91. Geetha Thoopal IRAS (Retd.) Former Basic Supervisor, Metro Railway, Kolkata
92. Hindal Tyabji IAS (Retd.) Former Chief Secretary rank, Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir
93. Jawed Usmani IAS (Retd.) Former Chief Info Commissioner, Uttar Pradesh
94. Ashok Vajpeyi IAS (Retd.) Former Chairman, Lalit Kala Akademi
95. Ramani Venkatesan IAS (Retd.) Former Director Basic, YASHADA, Govt. of Maharashtra
