Right to Information

Appeal to PM by Indian citizens' abroad

(Within 96 hrs, 140 Indian Citizens' from abroad sign "Appeal to PM')

Within last 96 hrs over 140 Indian Citizens' living abroad in
Australia, Burundi, Canada, Ethiopia, Japan, Singapore, Sweden,
Switzerland, South Africa, U.A.E, U.K. and mostly from USA have signed
the Appeal to PM.

Number is increasing every day.

Note

To Read Appeal letter to PM, Please click on link below:

http://aidindia. org/main/ component/ option,com_ facileforms/ Itemid,455/

To see List of Signatories, please click on link below.

http://aidindia. org/main/ index.php? option=com_ wrapper&Itemid=456

Issue

The Right to Information Act, 2005 bestows an important 'Right' to
Indian Citizens' living in India and abroad (holding Indian passport),
to participate in nation building.

However, in the absence of procedure/rules for payment of RTI fees in
foreign currency from abroad; Indian Citizens' livings away from
country are unable to participate in nation building using their right
to information.

For the last few years many RTI Activist living abroad have been
raising this issue with concerned Ministries of the Government of
India and CIC but issue has not been resolved.

This issue applies to all Indian Citizens' abroad that includes
citizens' who may be residing abroad for a short visits, long stay for
education and job purposes, and even officials posted in Indian
Missions or on deputation to International bodies and so on.

Now, in this context an 'Appeal Letter' to Hon'ble Prime Minister is
being sent by Indian Citizens' living abroad thru our Ambassador in
USA . This Global Campaign was launched in USA by Activists, 72 hrs
ago.

It is learnt that next week the Appeal Letter will be formally handed
over by RTI Activists in USA , to our Ambassador in Washington .

--
Urvashi Sharma
Social Worker
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