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I have read that John Kenneth Galbraith, a respected economist (and, incidentally, the US ambassador to India at some point), had pointed out that in all systems there is always some amount of corruption. Usually at the edges, it keeps nibbling away at the economic value of the system. Galbraith called this the “bezzleâ€�. He hypothesised that in good times, when people make lot of money, they paid less attention to the bezzle. It would grow until it reached large enough proportions to threaten—and sometimes wreck – the stability of the system, following which there would be uproar and new laws, rules and regulations would be created to tame this most …
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Constitution & RTI-a lethal combination
by ganpat1956- 5 replies
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Fundamental rights, especially those mentioned in Article 21-Right to Life and Liberty, are important. Also, the Right to Information Act can be availed of under Right to Know, one of our fundamental rights. “The combination of the RTI Act and the Indian Constitution is lethal and when used or invoked properly can bring about justice,� ---Shekhar Bhonagiri, labour lawyer from Pune Source:Our legal protector
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A Quote By Manish Sisodia
by ganpat1956- 1 reply
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" The bureaucracy succeeds by tiring us, hoping that we will give up. Often we do. But now it is time people stood up for their rights."--Manish Sisodia, RTI Activist. (Quoted in an article in Hindustan Times, New Delhi, June 30,2006)
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The representative of the union applied for the information in my office asking me as to why the incentive bill of the office was not passed under the signature of the Divisional Secretary. As has been decided previously by CIC and under the Act, only citizen has the right to information. Hence I rejected the application under this ground. The Divisional Secretary applied for First Appeal with Appellate Authority Meanwhile he filed yet another application asking me to give the copy of the decision under which I refused to give information to Union Secretary. This time again he wrote as Divisional Secretary in the Official union letter pad but this time he wrot…
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Manipur govt makes RTI appellant rules
by ganpat1956- 1 reply
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IMPHAL, Dec 31: The Manipur government has made rules called the Manipur Information Commission (Appeal Procedure) Rules, 2006 even though the departments within the purview of the RTI Act are yet to prepare and publish their respective manuals as required under the Act. The rules were made in exercise of the power conferred by clauses (e) and (f) of sub section (2) of section 27 of the Right to Information Act, 2005. State authorities, while notifying the same, stated that the rules will come into force on the date of publication of the rules in the official gazette of the Manipur government. The rules indicate the procedure to be followed while a person or p…
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Lucknow, Dec. 16 (PTI): Demanding suitable amendments to check misuse of the Right to Information Act, Uttar Pradesh IAS officers' association today criticised "arbitrary" suspensions and advocated stability of tenure. State IAS Association General Secretary Sanjay Bhusreddy told reporters that misuse of the Act was "hampering" working, particularly in the districts. While welcoming the RTI, he said the officers felt that the government should take steps to check its misuse. The Information Commissioners summon the district magistrates and other senior officials in cases pertaining to RTI though lower-level officers level can also do the job, he added. "Frequent …
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Acceptance of RTI application/appeal Accept the RTI applications without asking the reasons for making the application, as asking for the reasons for making the application is in violation of Sec 6(2). Do not insist on countersignature by some particular officer. Make necessary suitable arrangement to receive the application for information/appeal in the absence of nominated officer/official. Accept the RTI application fee in the mode prescribed by Nodal Department i.e. Department of Personnel & Training. Mode of RTI application fee are i) Cash; ii) Demand Draft; iii) Bankers cheque; and iv) Indian Postal Order. There is no fee prescribed for appeals. The R…
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tracking corruption in India.
by Shrawan- 6 replies
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Center for Media Studies has been conducting periodic studies on petty corruption in public services since 2000. An analysis of CMS’s corruption studies shows a mismatch between perception that corruption is increasing and actual experience. The analysis of perception shows that higher percentage of respondents in 2005 study felt the need to pay bribe to avail public services when compared to similar study in 2002. Increased and persistent media coverage of corruption could be one of the reasons for this. However, perceptions need not be reality. Infact, lesser percent of respondents had actually experienced corruption in 2005 while availing public services when co…
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The Right To Information (RTI) Act has come in as the sharpest weapon to question the government as to where it spends the tax payers’ money. But how many people know about the Act? Also of those who are aware, how many use it effectively? Taking it as a challenge, Manish Sisodia, a journalist by profession, left his job and joined RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal to educate the rural folk about the Act. In a detailed conversation with expressindia correspondent, Alka S Pande, he speaks about his pursuit Lucknow, December 20: What made you opt out of journalism to educate people about RTI? Dwelling the whole day over the gory details about a girl’s rape on a tr…
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Is RTI a Safety Valve for Government?
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New Delhi, Dec 03: The instances of people using the Right to Information Act have been increased in the recent times and this landmark legislation has forced the bureaucracy to shed its colonial mindset on holding government files, Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah today said. "More people are using the RTI Act to get information. It is only in ten per cent cases where information is not provided. The commission has imposed a penalty on such cases," Habibullah said at a function here. There should be "no cloak of secrecy in matters where public interest is involved", he said adding, "the colonial mindset of bureaucracy was changing after the pas…
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Citizen"s Activism
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Shabana Azmi on RTI: The year gone by was dominated by some very interesting ideas in public life: the issues of accountability and activism became intertwined. Which meant that probably for the first time, Indian democracy saw its citizens act independently of political lobbies for social justice and going through an independent route; the Jessica Lall case is a prime example. The Right to Information has given each citizen unprecedented power to question political authority and seek answers from the establishment. .................. There is a section among the middle class which wants to participate in public life but does not know how to. The RTI is one way of ma…
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RTI Act — panacea or paper tiger?
by ganpat1956- 0 replies
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I append below, an interesting article that I came across while browsing the archives of "The Hindu". Though the article appeared on May 20, 2003, the reader will observe that much of the points raised herein are still valid and relevant.--Ganpat. RTI Act — panacea or paper tiger? The Official Secrets Act is better known and already in force whereas the Right to Information Act is yet to take off. If both Acts co-exist, Gresham's law may force the latter to remain a paper tiger. CITIZENS' RIGHTS are a major indicator of a country's progressiveness and human development. Though the Indian Constitution got off to a roaring start with a bunch of awesome-s…
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RTI in North-East
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Intellectual Ennui and Corruption Source: IMPHAL FREE PRESS Posted: 2006-12-27 The Rights to Information Act was implemented months ago in the state with a bit of a fanfare, but it has also been so successfully ensured that all voices seeking transparency remain silent. The Act which has been described arguably as the best anti-corruption legislation ever, remains largely unused in the entire country, except in pockets where conscientious and enlightened citizens have made the best of it to make government policies and the policy making processes as transparent as possible. It is quite a surprise that while there is a deluge of social organizations and NGOs in t…
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RTI Act implementation costs worry police
by ganpat1956- 1 reply
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HYDERABAD: State police officers are concerned about the Right to Information Act, not because they have to part with information but over the `overheads' involved in it. Interacting with Director General of Police Swaranjit Sen during the valedictory programme of a workshop on `Importance of public relations', here on Wednesday, a couple of senior IPS officers raised the issue of `heavy' expenditure being incurred in providing information under the special Act. An officer observed that if a person would ask information spread over 1,000 pages, the department would have to spend at least Rs. 1,000 for getting photostat copies in addition to other materials and handling co…
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RTI faces challenges in courts
by ganpat1956- 0 replies
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I reproduce below, an article that appeared in the Chennai Edition of New Indian Express(13.12.2006): "After a hectic first year when it was seen in its 'evolutionary' stages, the RTI Act is now entering a phase where it is increasingly coming into conflict with the public authorities in court. Several landmark orders passed by the CIC have been challenged via the writ petition route by authorities from whom the information was sought. And, in most of these cases, stay orders have been obtained. Among the first to have challenged the CIC's orders, ironically, was the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) which had drafted the RTI Act itself. The DoPT cha…
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Seeing this site here I think this must be the first comprehensive community site catering to Right to Information in India. I can find. cic.gov.in righttoinformation.gov.in Are there any other good commmunity site for Right to Information?
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pio
by amit1981- 5 replies
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who is the pio at a district level,town level and tahsil level .
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few burning aspects of RTI
by Deepak kumar- 12 replies
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Respected sir; I am a student and presently pursuing Economics in my UG course. I wanted to about some burning questions on RTI. I wd be oblized if you can find the questions worthy and give yr feedback in full detail: (a):how to create awareness about RTI among all levels of the society(i.e from humble ones to middle man to rich society)?Give some pts and steps that need to taken to make it reachable to each one.(like.advertising or...) (b)And How can we make our RTI powerful and effective ?i.e. what measures we sd take so that we make sure that those practising wrong are virtually trapped? (
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The Second Administrative Reforms Commission has been constituted to prepare a detailed blueprint for revamping the public administration system. The Commission has been given wide terms of reference covering all aspects of public administration. The Commission in its first report decided to analyze and give recommendations on the freedom of information as the Right to Information Act has been enacted recently and is a paradigm shift in administration. Download the complete report from Download segment.!
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I believe the RTI act will bring citizens closer to democracy. For me an application as such doesnot matter much, nor for many of us. What RTI application in true sense matters is that we tell to Government that we are watching and that it is for us the Government is working for. Thus by this way, RTI will make citizens like me to participate in Government and decision making process. May be in transition phase, people will go on asking personal question and distroying the correct thing for what RTI is meant for, and in medium term it will slow down the decision making process of the Government bodies because once RTI roles out, it will generate much fear in O…
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RTI as real Swaraj
by Shrawan- 1 reply
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The RTI, along with the 73rd and 74th Amendments to the Constitution and the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, took India closer to fulfilling Mahatma Gandhi's idea of "real swaraj." the Prime Minister Shri. Manmohan Singh said on concluding day of one year completion of RTI.
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Over 54% RTI applicants are un heard.
by crusader- 1 reply
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Times of India Report on 25th: NEW DELHI: In just one year of implementation of Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005, your right is already in trouble. An examination of appeals pending with Central Information Commission (CIC), the final appellate body for RTI Act, reveals that on an average an applicant has to wait at least seven months to be heard. And experts predict that at this rate within two months, this waiting time is all set to increase to two years. If this is shocking, then wait till you see how CIC has been disposing these cases. According to a survey conducted by Parivartan, an NGO, of 568 appeals before CIC, 309 cases were disposed of without even…
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Transparency Review, an initiative of the Centre for Media Studies (CMS), has been engaged in taking steps to make good governance a serious concern and amongst other issues has regularly published data on corruption in India. To promote awareness and implementation of the Act, the Centre for Media Studies has set up a Transparency Study Unit. It will examine developments in RTI and associated social objectives, facilitate dissemination of relevant information and serve as a link between Media, RTI groups and activists. Here is the journal for the month of July-Auguest 2006 (in pdf)
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my freedom of speech
by trueblue- 1 reply
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my freedom of speech There is something more important than mere freedom of speech, which few people seem to acknowledge these days: freedom of information. After all, without accurate information, freedom of speech is nothing but the right to slander truth by talking or writing without thinking. This is not to say that anyone can hide truth completely.Take for example the Press Reporter: Nearly every press reporter now a days has two eyes; whether they know how to use them is another issue. Like good gossip, important information usually gets leaked, no matter how many classified stamps or shredded documents stand in its way. Nevertheless, I do not feel t…
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Prime Minister Lok Sabha Speech on RTI Bill
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TEXT OF PM'S INTERVENTION IN THE LOK SABHA ON THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION BILL DEBATE ON MAY 11, 2005 NEW DELHI ================ THE PRIME MINISTER (DR. MANMOHAN SINGH): Mr. Speaker Sir, I am very grateful to you for granting me permission to intervene on a very important and critical Bill, which is before this august House. Sir, all modern societies or complex societies, they require strong and purposeful Government to steer them. In our own country, Government expenditure, both at the Central level and at the level of State and local bodies, accounts for nearly 33 per cent of our gross National Product. At the same time, the social and economic imperat…
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