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RTI Pendency: Shailesh Gandhi’s research unearths main cause and remedy |
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Since 2006, RTI activists have watched with alarm as pendencies mount at Information Commissions, increasing the wait for closure of cases. They have cried themselves hoarse coaxing Information Commissioners to speed up disposals of second appeals and complaints… and have met with only vague justifications and insincere promises of better performance in future. Like helpless onlookers at a dacoity scene, we are watching the RTI Act being dragged to its death by mounting pendencies. At Maharashtra State Information Commission, 16,500 cases are waiting to be heard –considerably more than the 10,000 cases disposed off in the past two and a half years. So if you go in 2nd appeal, your case may come up for hearing after four years… and God alone knows how many months afterwards the written orders will be given to you. A hopeless scenario? One may feel that way… But wait, there is a small ray of hope. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 17 September 2008 )
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Seeking information under RTI a tough task for NRIs |
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 12 Jul 2008, NEW DELHI: It had first claimed that Indian missions abroad did not come at all under the purview of RTI. And now, making access more difficult for NRIs, the Indian embassy in US has been refusing to entertain RTI applications that did not pertain to information held by it.
This is despite an express provision, section 6(3) of the RTI Act, stating that if the subject matter of an application addressed to one public authority actually relates to another, then the former has to transfer it to the latter within five days.
The mission in Washington admitted under RTI about a month ago that in 31 of the 45 queries received till then, the NRIs had been "advised to send their applications directly" to the public authorities based in India.
The queries sought information on diverse public interest issues such as Narmada project, Nandigram, Dow Chemicals and Bhopal gas tragedy.
Though section 6(3) contains no such condition, the embassy announced on its website that NRIs could send their applications to it "only when the subject matter can reasonably be presumed to pertain to the embassy." |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 12 July 2008 )
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RTI training workshop |
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RTI training workshop in Kakinada April 5, 2008 The RTI workshop has been planned to held in kakinada on April 5th, this is a one day Workshop. This workshop aims at training volunteers, who will in turn help people having troubles and who need help with any government dept. Developing Good Governance and moving forward towards a better society. Organizer have planned workshop to be more participative, informative and interactive.
Then we have theme-based topics continued with related activities. Complete Schedule is below
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 02 April 2008 )
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