Class for RTI users
Internationally, Right To Know Day was conceptualized on September
28, 2002, in Sofia, Bulgaria at an international meeting of access to
information advocates who proposed that a day be dedicated to the
promotion of freedom of information worldwide. The goal of Right To
Know Day is to raise global awareness of individuals' right to access
government information and to promote access to information as a
fundamental human right. Access to information is a right of everyone.
International Right to Know Day takes place on 28th September of
every year. It was first celebrated on 28 September 2003, and 2010
will see the 8th International Right to Know Day.
The Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI) is a law enacted by the
Parliament of India "to provide for setting out the practical regime
of right to information for citizens." The Act applies to all States
and Union Territories of India, except the State of Jammu and Kashmir
- which is covered under a State-level law. Under the provisions of
the Act, any citizen (excluding the citizens within J&K) may request
information from a "public authority" (a body of Government or
"instrumentality of State") which is required to reply expeditiously
or within thirty days. The Act also requires every public authority to
computerize their records for wide dissemination and to proactively
publish certain categories of information so that the citizens need
minimum recourse to request for information formally .This law was
passed by Parliament on 15 June 2005 and came fully into force on 12
October 2005. Information disclosure in India was hitherto restricted
by the Official Secrets Act 1923 and various other special laws, which
the new RTI Act now relaxes. This way 12 October of every year is
National Right to information Day for India. It was first celebrated
on 12 October 2006 , and 2010 will see the 5th National Right to
Information Day.
Both of these days carry their own , very special importance that
gives a deep sense of accomplishment to all those who toiled a lot to
gift these rights to the future generations. In this journey , the
society has been benefited a lot , but has to borne irreparable loss
in the form of deaths/murders of many of our RTI crusaders also . But
as we all know that the cause is more important than the individuals
, the efforts must go on to ensure that more n more crusaders should
come forward to take the future responsibilities and keep the RTI
movement alive .
Keeping in mind the importance of these two days in the lives of all
those , whose heart beats for RTI , We are organizing the first ever,
Free , Fortnight spanned RTI-Coaching Class for RTI users . The
class shall commence on International Right to Know Day i.e. on 28
September 2010 and shall conclude on 11 October 2010 , thus having 14
sessions of two hours each day from 18 Hrs. to 20 Hrs. On Each day
there shall be two lectures of 45 minutes each & a 30 minutes open
house for open one-to-one Interaction / discussions . The Participants
shall get free printed material on RTI . The classes have no fee at
all but the outstation participants shall have to make their own
lodging & boarding arrangements . The Classes are aimed to strengthen
( but not limited to ) the viewpoints that Access is the rule; secrecy
is the exception! , The right applies to all public bodies , Making
requests should be simple, speedy, and free ,Officials have a duty to
assist requestors , Refusals must be justified , The public interest
takes precedence over secrecy , Everyone has the right to appeal an
adverse decision , Public bodies should proactively publish core
information , The right should be guaranteed by an independent body.
Needless to mention that the finer points of the RTI act shall also
be covered in these classes.
On the National Right to Information Day i.e. on 12 October 2010
there shall be a seminar on " RTI Movement in India since 12 October
2010 – An Introspection" followed by an oath by all the participants
of the class to selflessly propagate the RTI-Movement in India .
The Venue of All the programs is F – 2376 , Rajajipuram , Lucknow ,
Uttar Pradesh , India , Pin Code – 226017
The intake of the first batch is limited to twenty five and admission
is on the basis of FCFS basis. All are welcome . For registration /
queries , please call our helpline nos. 8081898081 , 9455553838 or
mail us on aishwaryaj2010@gmail.com
Your suggestions are welcome.
Urvashi Sharma
Coordinator of the Program
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Urvashi Sharma
RTI Helpmail( Web Based )
aishwaryaj2010@gmail.com
Mobile Rti Helpline
8081898081 ( 8 A.M. to 10 P.M. )
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