honest feedback, suggestions & help required in your best capacity

R.T.I. Act is a strong tool in the hands of a common man . Through
effective use of this tool , true democratic values as enshrined in
our constitution can be ushered in all acts of the governments .
Since its inception , R.T.I. act has experienced mixed treatments at
the hands of the info-seekers , the info-imparters and the watchdogs
of the act. There have been all types of statements and counter
statements from all the three players of the RTI arena.

To strengthen R.T.I. and for its effective implementation , we need
pure and selfless participation from all the three players i.e. the
info-seekers , the info-imparters and the watchdogs of the act .

My short experience says that to meet this objective the RTI activists have to
- work as an interface between n among the info-seekers the
info-imparters and the Info-Commissioners ,
- ensure exhaustive interaction with the info-seekers , the
info-imparters and the Info-Commissioners to get feedback from them ,
- cross transfer these feedbacks ,
- draw conclusions and
- send recommendations to the appropriate authorities for
implementation to ensure effectiveness of the act in letter n spirit.

We wish to meet this objective in Uttar Pradesh , a state which is
generally believed to be and to a larger extent it really is
"infertile for the RTI crop" . When we talk of RTI in Uttar Pradesh we
have the only SCIC suspended in the country , we have the
unbelievable state of no representation of U. P. in PCRF survey , we
have the name of Mr. Ram Kumar as SCIC which was rejected by then HE
governor , we have acting SCIC with more black track record than Mr.
Ram Kumar , we have many rti users being victimized at all the stages
and many more things which we all know . This is really really a very
sorry state of affairs and it hurts a lot to any responsible citizen
who thinks of RTI in Uttar Pradesh .

To make U.P. Land fertile for the RTI crop and to make it bloom with
the fruits of info-plants i.e. " THE INFORMATION TO THE INFO SEEKER IN
TRUE PERSPECTIVE " , we wish to organize a camp at UPSIC premises
itself . This is the place where we can have optimum feedback and
interactions with all the players of RTI as discussed above. A letter
to this effect has already been sent to the concerned authorities.

As always , before going any further , I wish to have feedback from
all my respected seniors and fellow friends so as to make the camp
more effective.

Your suggestions shall go a long way off to strengthen RTI in Uttar Pradesh.

Best regards

Urvashi Sharma
F-2376 , Rajajipuram
Lucknow – 226017
m- 9369613513
rti helpline 8081898081
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