Aishwarya, a student of class III in a north Indian school filed the RTI, for the removal of a garbage disposal site in front of her school. The letter was forwarded to the local Municipal Corporation and the dumping has stopped.

http://southasia.oneworld.net/fromthegrassroots/india-eight-year-old-uses-rti-for-garbage-removal

India: Eight year old uses RTI for garbage removal

31 March 2010

Aishwarya, a student of class III in a north Indian school filed the
RTI, for the removal of a garbage disposal site in front of her
school. The letter was forwarded to the local Municipal Corporation
and the dumping has stopped.

Lucknow, India: To Aishwarya, eight years old, RTI is an Act that can
work wonders. Especially since it helped her to bring to the notice of
civic authorities, the presence of a garbage disposal site in front of
her school.

Class III student uses RTI to stop garbage disposal near her school/
Photo credit: Mangalore Headlines Not only this, the little one feels
the Act has done the expected rectifying the wrong for her. They
(those who were dumping garbage) have stopped throwing it there, she
shared more than happily. Aishwarya is a student of Class III of a
school in Rajajipuram in Lucknow.

The sight of a dumping ground right across the main gate of her school
was distressing for her each time she passed by.So much so that she
wrote to the chief minister's office requesting her to get the site
removed from the place.

There was a swine flu scare then and our school had asked us to wear
masks, she said. But seeing stray dogs and pigs loitering in the dump
scared me, she said. The girl raised the issue with her parents on a
lot of occasions. But even they could not provide any satisfactory
explanation for the existence of a garbage disposal site close to her
school.

It was then that she wrote to the CM. In my letter, I only requested
her to interfere, said Aishwarya. But her letter did not fetch any
response and we made her file the RTI, said her mother, Urvashi
Sharma.

Aishwarya wrote a three-point application to the public information
officer (PIO) of the chief minister's office seeking an answer to why
the garbage is being dumped in front of her school.

Her handwritten application had questioned the government on who would
own the responsibility if any one of us gets an infection from the
discarded waste.

It is here that the RTIs response giving machinery let down the girl.
Though authorities have shared the information on the site, she is
still to get the answers to her questions.

Six months after she sent the application to the CMs office, it has
been forwarded to the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) for doing
the needful.And, LMC has informed the girl that a modern garbage
disposal site was built at the place by Awas Vikas Parishad.
Authorities have already taken note of the fact that the site is now
close to a school and hence, dumping of garbage on the site has been
stopped.

However, it is the construction at the place which is blocking the
trucks of rubbish removal department to reach the spot and remove the
garbage, said the LMC. Thus, in effect, the problem persists with the
garbage still on the site and consequently, the threat to the health
of school kids is also very much there.

In fact, the parents of the girl still await action on these two
counts viz removal of garbage and answer to their daughters query.

However, the only credit, if any, that goes to RTI is keeping the
faith of a kid in its efficiency. As a beaming Aishwarya said, I am
happy that the right to information has helped me. After her first
brush with the Act, she is already defining it as something that can
make the wrong thing right.

Source : Mangalore Headlines

http://southasia.oneworld.net/fromthegrassroots/india-eight-year-old-uses-rti-for-garbage-removal

--
Urvashi Sharma
F-2376 , Rajajipuram , Lucknow
pin - 226017 , Uttar Pradesh INDIA
contact - 9369613513
@i$#w@ry@!
rti helpline-8081898081

eight year old class iii student of CMS lucknow uses RTI

news link

dailynewsactivist 27 march 2010 page 5

http://65.175.77.34/dailynewsactivist/Details.aspx?id=6176&boxid=27364780&eddate=3/27/2010

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F-2376 , Rajajipuram , Lucknow
pin - 226017 , Uttar Pradesh INDIA
contact - 9369613513
@i$#w@ry@!
rti helpline-8081898081 , 9235169855

Fwd: invitation for foundation conference of RTI Activists Federation at Chandigarh

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "H.C. Arora" <hcarora.highcourt@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 07:58:15 +0530
Subject: invitation for foundation conference of RTI Activists
Federation at Chandigarh
Invitation for foundation conference, as per attachment.

Mobile No.98140-13764

E-Mail:hcarora.highcourt@gmail.com

h_c_arora@yahoo.co.in

RTI Activists'Federation

H.C.ARORA

State Coordinator

2299/44-C, Chandigarh

Dated: 28.3.2010

Dear Sir,

This is to most cordially invite you to the Foundation
Conference of "RTI Activists' Federation (Punjab)" to be held in "Law
Bhawan Auditorium", Sector-37, Chandigarh on 11.4.2010 (Sunday) from
10.00A.M. to 3.30P.M.

The Conference shall be inaugurated by Hon'ble Shri
Ramesh Inder Singh, State Chief Information Commissioner, Punjab. The
Conference shall be presided over by Hon'ble Shri Arvind Kejriwal,
Magasasey Award Winner, and Managing Trustee of PCRF. The
deliberations shall comprise (a) inauguration as above; (b) release
and distribution of a booklet containing the Punjabi version of the
RTI Act, 2005 and the Punjab RTI (Procedure) Rules (free copies for
all); (c) discussion on report of Public Causes Research Foundation
(PCRF) Ghaziabad on performance of Punjab State Information
Commission; (d) Inter-active session with all the available State
Information Commissioners of Punjab; and (e) Valedictory address.

Soliciting your presence at the Conference.

With regards,

Yours Sincerely,

(H.C. ARORA)

State Coordinator

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pin - 226017 , Uttar Pradesh INDIA
contact - 9369613513
@i$#w@ry@!
rti helpline-8081898081 , 9235169855

Class III student uses RTI to stop garbage near school

http://mangaloreheadlines.com/show-contents.php?id=3340

Class III student uses RTI to stop garbage near school

Posted date: 26 Fri, Mar 2010 – 03:04:08 PM

Lucknow, Mar 26 : To Aishwarya,an eight years old, RTI is an Act that
can work wonders.Especially since it helped her to bring to the notice
of civic authorities,the presence of a garbage disposal site in front
of her school.Not only this.

The little one feels the Act has done the expected rectifying the
wrong for her.They (those who were dumping garbage) have stopped
throwing it there, she shared more than happily.Aishwarya is a student
of Class III of a school in Rajajipuram in Lucknow.

The sight of a dumping ground right across the main gate of her school
was distressing for her each time she passed by.So much so that she
wrote to the chief ministers office requesting her to get the site
removed from the place.There was a swine flu scare then and our school
had asked us to wear masks, she said. But seeing stray dogs and pigs
loitering in the dump scared me, she said.

The girl raised the issue with her parents on a lot of occasions.But
even they could not provide any satisfactory explanation for the
cxistence of a garbage disposal site close to her school.It was then
that she wrote to the CM.In my letter,I only requested her to
interfere, said Aishwarya.But her letter did not fetch any response
and we made her file the RTI, said her mother,Urvashi Sharma.

Aishwarya wrote a three-point application to the public information
officer (PIO) of the chief ministers office seeking an answer to why
the garbage is being dumped in front of her school.Her handwritten
application had questioned the government on who would own the
responsibility if any one of us gets an infection from the discarded
waste.

It is here that the RTIs responsegiving machinery let down the
girl.Though authorities have shared the information on the site,she is
still to get the answers to her questions.

Six months after she sent the application to the CMs office,it has
been forwarded to the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) for doing
the needful. And,LMC has informed the girl that a modern garbage
disposal site was built at the place by Awas Vikas Parishad.Authoritie
s have already taken note of the fact that the site is now close to a
school and hence,dumping of garbage on the site has been stopped.

However, it is the construction at the place which is blocking the
trucks of rubbish removal department to reach the spot and remove the
garbage,said the LMC. Thus,in effect, the problem persists with the
garbage still on the site and consequently, the threat to the health
of school kids is also very much there.In fact,the parents of the girl
still await action on these two counts viz removal of garbage and
answer to their daughters query.

However,the only credit,if any,that goes to RTI is keeping the faith
of a kid in its efficiency.As a beaming Aishwarya said,I am happy that
the right to information has helped me. After her first brush with the
Act,she is already defining it as something that can make the wrong
thing right.

http://mangaloreheadlines.com/show-contents.php?id=3340
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Urvashi Sharma
F-2376 , Rajajipuram , Lucknow
pin - 226017 , Uttar Pradesh INDIA
contact - 9369613513
@i$#w@ry@!
rti helpline-8081898081 , 9235169855

need suggestions - Draft RTI users {Pevention of Atrocities, Violence and Protection against victimization ) Act

res all
u all must agree that there is strong need of a central act which may
be named something like " RTI users {Pevention of Atrocities, Violence
and Protection against victimization ) Act 201__. or any other name
that we shall finalize in due course of time.

I have already started work on draft of such an act . very soon i
shall send this
draft to all rti family members for modifications. meanwhile i
request you all to send me your suggestions , views , points that must
be incorporated in this act .

After finalizing it we shall submit it to the Parliament and put our
best unified efforts forward so that this bill should make a smooth journey .

please help

best regards to u all

urvashi sharma

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pin - 226017 , Uttar Pradesh INDIA
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@i$#w@ry@!
rti helpline-8081898081 , 9235169855

No childs play,this , Class III Student Uses RTI To Stop Garbage Dumping Near Her School

http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=3&edlabel=TOIL&mydateHid=24-03-2010&pubname=&edname=&articleid=Ar00301&format=&publabel=TOI

Neha Shukla | TNN

Lucknow: To Aishwarya,an eight years old,RTI is an Act that can work
wonders.Especially since it helped her to bring to the notice of civic
authorities,the presence of a garbage disposal site in front of her
school.Not only this.The little one feels the Act has done the
expected rectifying the wrong for her.They (those who were dumping
garbage) have stopped throwing it there, she shared more than happily.
Aishwarya is a student of Class III of a school in Rajajipuram in
Lucknow.The sight of a dumping ground right across the main gate of
her school was distressing for her each time she passed by.So much so
that she wrote to the chief ministers office requesting her to get the
site removed from the place.There was a swine flu scare then and our
school had asked us to wear masks, she said.
But seeing stray dogs and pigs loitering in the dump scared me, she said.
The girl raised the issue with her parents on a lot of occasions.But
even they could not provide any satisfactory explanation for the
existence of a garbage disposal site close to her school.It was then
that she wrote to the CM.In my letter,I only requested her to
interfere, said Aishwarya.But her letter did not fetch any response
and we made her file the RTI, said her mother,Urvashi Sharma.
Aishwarya wrote a three-point application to the public information
officer (PIO) of the chief ministers office seeking an answer to why
the garbage is being dumped in front of her school.Her handwritten
application had questioned the government on who would own the
responsibility if any one of us gets an infection from the discarded
waste.
It is here that the RTIs responsegiving machinery let down the
girl.Though authorities have shared the information on the site,she is
still to get the answers to her questions.Six months after she sent
the application to the CMs office,it has been forwarded to the Lucknow
Municipal Corporation (LMC) for doing the needful.
And,LMC has informed the girl that a modern garbage disposal site was
built at the place by Awas Vikas Parishad.Authorities have already
taken note of the fact that the site is now close to a school and
hence,dumping of garbage on the site has been stopped.However,it is
the construction at the place which is blocking the trucks of rubbish
removal department to reach the spot and remove the garbage,said the
LMC.
Thus,in effect,the problem persists with the garbage still on the site
and consequently,the threat to the health of school kids is also very
much there.In fact,the parents of the girl still await action on these
two counts viz removal of garbage and answer to their daughters query.
However,the only credit,if any,that goes to RTI is keeping the faith
of a kid in its efficiency.As a beaming Aishwarya said,I am happy that
the right to information has helped me. After her first brush with the
Act,she is already defining it as something that can make the wrong
thing right.

http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/getpage.aspx?pageid=3&pagesize=&edid=&edlabel=TOIL&mydateHid=24-03-2010&pubname=&edname=&publabel=TOI

--
Urvashi Sharma
F-2376 , Rajajipuram , Lucknow
pin - 226017 , Uttar Pradesh INDIA
contact - 9369613513
@i$#w@ry@!
rti helpline-8081898081 , 9235169855

Most jails overcrowded in state, says RTI plea

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/most-jails-overcrowded-in-state-says-rti-plea/593855/0

Most jails overcrowded in state, says RTI plea

Mohd Arshi Rafique
Tags : jails, RTI

Posted: Monday , Mar 22, 2010 at 0241 hrs
Lucknow:

Jails in various districts of the state are plagued with the problem
of overcrowding with a total prison population of 83,805 against the
authorised capacity of 44,439, an RTI plea has revealed.

Urvashi Sharma, an activist, filed the RTI plea following the National
Human Rights Commission's recent report observing that overcrowding in
jail was a result of "unnecessary and unjustified arrests" coupled
with slow judicial process.

Admitting that the overall overcrowding ratio is 1.89, the information
released by the department of Jail Administration and Reform Services
indicates that in majority of the jails the occupancy is almost double
the sanctioned strength.

According to the status as on December 31, 2009, the worst scenario is
at the Moradabad district jail where around 2,274 prisoners are housed
against the sanctioned strength of only 605. At the time when the
records were released, Moradabad jail housed around 2,080 undertrials
and 194 convicts.

Similar was the plight at Shahjahanpur district jail where 1,791
prisoners were kept against a capacity of 511.

Of the 53 district jails in the state, majority had double the
sanctioned inmates. But the only exception was Mau district jail where
only 485 criminals have been housed as against the capacity of 540.

Interestingly, the Etah district jail, which received the coveted ISO:
9001 (2000) certification last year, has around 1,339 inmates as
against the capacity of 607 prisoners.

In the central jails, which are supposed to admit lifers and prisoners
who are serving long sentences, the occupancy ratio was no better. In
the five central jails of the state as many as 13,298 criminals were
lodged against the capacity of 7,037. While Naini, Varanasi, Fatehgarh
and Agra Central jail records showed almost double the occupancy,
Bareily Central Jail had more than two criminals lodged against one.

The picture at special jails is far better than that of Central or
district jails. In Model Jail, only 371 prisoners were housed against
a capacity of 600 while in Nari Bandi Niketan, 143 women convicts were
lodged as against the sanctioned strength of 420. Overall, 2,759 women
were shown to be lodged in different jails.

At Kishore Sadan, Bareily, the only jail in Uttar Pradesh for children
with a capacity of 188, only six children were housed as on December
31, 2009.

In the other jails, however, 96 children were shown to be living with
women who were convicted. Also, as many as 182 foreigners were also
shown to be lodged in different jails of the state.

The reply under the RTI failed to answer another important question
raised in the plea concerning the details of convicts serving jail
terms despite completing their sentences decreed by court.

In a reply filed by K B Joshi, Research Officer, department of Jail
Administration and Reform Services, the department asked for more time
on the pretext of collecting the relevant data.

"I have filed the first appeal requesting to provide the data as early
as possible," said Urvashi Sharma.

--
Urvashi Sharma
F-2376 , Rajajipuram , Lucknow
pin - 226017 , Uttar Pradesh INDIA
contact - 9369613513
@i$#w@ry@!
rti helpline-8081898081 , 9235169855

a rising hope for RTI - Student of Class III uses RTI tool to get the garbage house removed from the vicinity of her school

Awakened Children , irresponsible Sleeping Babus of Government offices
……..its Uttar Pradesh , but the efforts must go on n on .............

Student of Class III uses RTI tool to get the garbage house removed
from the vicinity of her school

There are many negative news in the rti arena from across the country
that may dishearten rti-users but as an eternal truth , the life
begins from where it ended. At least the effort of 8 years' girl
student of city Montessori school of Lucknow proves this.

Aishwarya is a student of Rajajipuram branch of this school . There is
a garbage house by the opposite side of the main gate of the school .

Months back , when swine flu panic gripped the country , the
schoolchildren of her school were asked to wear masks in the school.
Aishwarya also used the mask but a question was always there in her
mind as to why the Garbage- house was there at a distance of few yards
from the school when there was so much panic in the country. The
frequent movements of stray dogs , pigs and other animals into and out
of the garbage house was posing serious health threats to the students
. Moved by this , on 26 – 10 – 2009 she wrote a letter to the Chief
Minister of Uttar Pradesh . In this letter she requested the C.M. to
get the garbage house removed from the vicinity of the school n shift
it elsewhere. the letter is available at given link

http://file1.hpage.com/000223/57/bilder/aish_letter_to_cm.jpg

Aishwarya waited each day in the hope that the garbage-house would be
removed but nothing happened. As an eternal course of action of most
of the Government offices of U. P. , the speed post letter of
Aishwarya got lost in the wilderness of the other world of the
babudom of the Chief Minister Office.On 30-11-2009 , she filed an RTI
and asked for three point information. this rti letter is available at
given link

http://file1.hpage.com/000223/57/bilder/aish_rti_gh_sec6.jpg

The Reply sent by PIO of the Chief Minister puts a question mark on
the system that is governing us today . The PIO refused receipt of the
letter dated 26-10-2009 and transferred the RTI letter dated
30-11-2009 to the Commissioner of Lucknow Municipal Corporation . this
letter is available at given link

http://file1.hpage.com/000223/57/bilder/aish_rti_gh_cmo_reply.jpg

Had the RTI Act 2005 not been there , Aishwarya might have never been
able to know the fate of her letter.

The RTI reply by the Zonal health officer is not related to the point
2 and 3 of rti query of Aishwarya and shows his irresponsible
behavior.the letter is available at given link

http://file1.hpage.com/000223/57/bilder/aish_rti_gh_reply1.jpg

Though not fully satisfied , Aishwarya is sure not only to get the
information but to find her lost letter also. She has filed appeal to
the appellate authority , filed the rti to the PIO of the Chief
Minister to tell her the name of the person responsible for this
mishap and has written to the chief minister Km. Mayawati to initiate
enquiry to fix the responsibility of her lost letter.

As RTI Act is there to provide for setting out the practical regime of
right to information for citizens to secure access to information
under the control of public authorities, in order to promote
transparency and accountability in the working of every public
authority , So is Aishwarya to play her role of securing access to
information under the control of some public authorities, in order to
promote transparency and accountability in the working of them , but
these public authorities are not ready to play their role.

May more n more aishwaryas come forward to raise local issues and
fight them till they succeed to have true democracy in INDIA.

As democracy requires an informed citizenry so I think it would be
more appropriate to make RTI act a compulsory part of course
curriculum at primary level because this is the best solution to have
more n more Aishwaryas in the system and more n more corrupts out of
the system.

When a 8 year old Student of Class III can pursue for it , why can't you ?

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Urvashi Sharma
F-2376 , Rajajipuram , Lucknow
pin - 226017 , Uttar Pradesh INDIA
contact - 9369613513
@i$#w@ry@!
rti helpline-8081898081 , 9235169855

Re: Seminar and suggestions

res sir,
the recommendations of the experts as precipitated in the seminar
shall be sent to the info-commission and ARD of u p govt , the CCIC n
DARPG. for consideration n implementation.

regards

urvashi

On 3/21/10, Amitabh Thakur <amitabhth@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> Friends,
>
>
>
>
> The
> National RTI Forum organized a two hour Seminar on 20th
> March 2010 at IIM Lucknow, Sitapur Road, Lucknow from 11 AM to 1 PM. The
> topic
> of the Seminar was- "RTI Act and the view of the State Legislators". The
> people were welcomed by Dr Manoj Pandey,
> Secretary, LUACTA. It was followed by an introductory presentation on the
> RTI
> Act and its various facets by me. I particularly emphasized upon the goal of
> transparency and accountability of the RTI Act. I also dwelt at length about
> the section 8(1)(a) to 8(1)(j) of the Act under which various Information
> can
> be withheld and the way these sections are presumably misused by the public
> authorities in denying information. I quoted three examples of Satish
> Shetty,
> Poone, Shashidhar Mishra, Begusarai and
> Venkatesh of Eeranapalya who have been murdered exactly for being RTI
> activists
> calling them "RTI Martyrs".
>
> This was followed by Anup Sanda, MLA,
> Sultanpur. He narrated his own experiences as a social worker and was
> quite in consonance with the woes of the RTI activists saying that there was
> a
> huge delay in the Information being disseminated to the RTI activists. He
> emphasized upon the need for having much stringent penalties for the public
> authorities violating the provisions of law. Sri Siddharth Shankar (MLA,
> Malihabad)
> said that RTI is a Fundamental Right. He said there was a huge red-tapism
> that
> needed to be removed immediately. He wanted the officials to be personally
> responsible for the derelictions. Vivek Singh (MLA Banda) said that with RTI
> Act even the common masses have acquired the rights previously limited to
> the
> National and State Legislators. RTI is the ultimate weapon to control the
> belligerent MLAs and MPs. He said that when even the Hon'ble Supreme Court
> had
> to bow down before the might of the RTI Act then what is to be said of the
> ordinary public authorities. Sanjeev Dwivedi, MLC emphasized upon the
> relevance
> and importance of RTI Act in day-to-day life of common masses. Yashwant
> Singh
> (MLC) said that RTI is a big weapon and we must all use it properly. Mata
> Prasad Pandey, ex Speaker of UP Vidhan Sabha said that he as a part of
> legislature would try his best to make amendments wherever there are lacunae
> in
> the Act. He wanted such changes to be made which would make its provisions
> more
> binding over the public authorities and more detrimental.
>
> Among those present, Pooja Sikera asked about the possibilities of making
> RTI
> more effectively in the rural areas. RTI Activist Akhilesh Saxena came up
> with
> many important suggestions for amendments where he felt the Act was lacking
> behind. Mahendra Singh of Project Vijay asked about some issues pertaining
> to a
> private University related to RTI Act. Dev Dutt Sharma raise issues related
> to the
> present State Election Commissioner Ranjit Pankaj and asked the State
> legislator's
> support on that.
>
> More than hundred RTI activists and social workers participated in the
> Seminar.
>
> Dr Nutan Thakur, Convenor of the Forum, thanked the audience in the end
> asking
> them all to work for the cause of RTI in a better way. She also requested
> the
> present State legislators to do something in the way of increasing the
> number
> of employees in the State Information Commission so that the burden of the
> SIC
> is reduced to which the Legislators agreed and assured to bring this matter
> in
> the forthcoming Assembly session. Dr Mukesh Mishra conducted the program.
>
> We, from the Forum, are planning to have another Seminar soon on any burning
> topic related with RTI Act. I request you all to kindly assist us by
> providing
> some of your extremely valuable suggestions.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Amitabh Thakur
>
> IPS,
>
> IIM Lucknow,
>
> # 94155-34526
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

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Urvashi Sharma
F-2376 , Rajajipuram , Lucknow
pin - 226017 , Uttar Pradesh INDIA
contact - 9369613513
@i$#w@ry@!
rti helpline-8081898081 , 9235169855

uttar pradesh governor writes to ARD for action against UPSCIC R.S.Pankaj

pls. find attached a news as published in " nishpaksh pratidin " dated 18-03-09.

the news is available at given link also

http://file1.hpage.com/000223/57/bilder/np_rsp_18mar10.jpg

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F-2376 , Rajajipuram , Lucknow
pin - 226017 , Uttar Pradesh INDIA
contact - 9369613513
@i$#w@ry@!
rti helpline-8081898081 , 9235169855

workshop and awareness programme on ‘Right to information and disabled people’

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Daily/skins/TOINEW/navigator.asp?Daily=TOIL&showST=true&login=default&pub=TOI

Workshop:

Handicare, an association of the handicapped, organised a workshop and
an awareness programme on 'Right to information and disabled people'
here on Wednesday. RTI activist Sandeep Pandey and his team comprising
Ashish Srivastava, Urvashi Sharma, Chunni Lal and Azizul Hasan told
the physically challenged people as to how to use the right to
information, an important tool for their empowerment.

--
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F-2376 , Rajajipuram , Lucknow
pin - 226017 , Uttar Pradesh INDIA
contact - 9369613513
@i$#w@ry@!
rti helpline-8081898081 , 9235169855

Fwd: Permission to organize a two week R.T.I. – CAMP in U.P.S.I.C. premises from 10th May 2010

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: urvashi sharma <rtimahilamanchup@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:01:52 +0530
Subject: Permission to organize a two week R.T.I. – CAMP in U.P.S.I.C.
premises from 10th May 2010
To: sec.sic@up.nic.in, scic.up@up.nic.in
Cc: hgovup <hgovup@up.nic.in>, cmup <cmup@nic.in>, "psecup.adminref"
<psecup.adminref@up.nic.in>

By E-mail

To ,
1-Sri R. S. Pankaj , The Chief Information Commissioner , Uttar
Pradesh State Information Commission , Indira Bhawan , Lucknow
, scic.up@up.nic.in
2- Sri Yogendra Singh , The Secretary -Uttar Pradesh State Information
Commission ,Indira Bhawan , Lucknow sec.sic@up.nic.in

With copies to –
1- Sri B. L. Joshi , The Governor of Uttar Pradesh , Lucknow
<hgovup@up.nic.in>,
2- Km. Mayawati , The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh , Lucknow "cmup"
<cmup@nic.in>,
3- The Principal Secretary , Administrative reforms department , U. P.
Government , Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh "psecup.adminref"
<psecup.adminref@up.nic.in>,

Sub.: Permission to organize a two week R.T.I. – CAMP in U.P.S.I.C.
premises from 10th May 2010

Sir ,

R.T.I. Act is a strong tool in the hands of a common . Through
effective use of this tool , true democratic values as enshrined in
our constitution can be ushered in all acts of the government . 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 .

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

To meet this objective in harmonious way and to work as an interface ,
N.A.P.M. , ASHA PARIVAAR & SUCHNA KA ADHIKAAR ABHIYAAN along with
many other likeminded Social Groups wish to organize a two week
R.T.I. – CAMP in U.P.S.I.C. premises from 10th May 2010 with a view to
interact with the info-seekers , the info-imparters and the
Info-Commissioners to get feedback from the all and draw conclusions
and send recommendations to the appropriate authorities for
implementation to ensure effective implementation of the act .

Please permit us to organize a two week R.T.I. – CAMP in U.P.S.I.C.
premises from 10th May 2010 .

Thanks and best Regards

Date : 14-03-2010
Urvashi Sharma
Social Worker
for N.A.P.M. P.U.C.L., ASHA PARIVAAR & SUCHNA KA ADHIKAAR ABHIYAAN
F – 2376 , Rajajipuram , Lucknow – 226017 , U. P.
Contact - 8081898081
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--
Urvashi Sharma
F-2376 , Rajajipuram , Lucknow
pin - 226017 , Uttar Pradesh INDIA
contact - 9369613513
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rti helpline-8081898081 , 9235169855

UP governor directs action against information commissioner

http://www.governancenow.com/gov-next/rti/governor-directs-action-against-information-commissioner

UP governor directs action against information commissionerActivists
have been demanding suspension of Ranjit Singh Pankaj

Danish Raza | March 17

Uttar Pradesh governor has asked the administrative reforms department
(ADR) to take action against the state's chief information
commissioner Ranjit Singh Pankaj.
The governor's instruction, in a letter dated March 9, came after
activists approached the governor asking for the removal of the
information commissioner.
In November last year, the Allahabad High Court slapped a fine of Rs
50,000 on Pankaj for extending favours to lessee involved in illegal
mining during his tenure as mining secretary in the state.
He had joined the state information commission in June.
After the court order, activists in Uttar Pradesh started making
demands for his removal.
They submitted a memorandum to Governor B.L. Joshi demanding the
suspension of Pankaj from the commission under section 17 (3) (b) of
the Right to Information Act 2005.
Under the section, the governor can suspend the information
commissioner if he has been convicted of an offence, which, in the
opinion of the governor, involves moral turpitude.

--
Urvashi Sharma
F-2376 , Rajajipuram , Lucknow
pin - 226017 , Uttar Pradesh INDIA
contact - 9369613513
@i$#w@ry@!
rti helpline-8081898081 , 9235169855

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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RTI activists pin hopes on Guv’s directives for action against CIC - TIMES NEWS NETWORK

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RTI activists pin hopes on Guv's directives for action against CIC
TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Lucknow: There might be some action coming against the Uttar Pradesh
chief i n fo r m at i o n commissioner (CIC) Ranjit Singh Pankaj. At
least that is the hope running high among the RTI activists who had
been fighting tooth and nail to get the CIC removed.
The activists are spirited up over a letter sent to them from the
governor's office informing that the administrative reforms department
(ARD) has been directed to take immediate and necessary action against
the CIC. The ARD is the nodal department for the implementation of the
Right to Information (RTI) Act in the state.
The letter dated March 9 and under signed by special secretary to
the governor, M Devraj, is something that activists are now holding
their hopes on to. "If there comes an action nothing like that", said
activist Urvashi Sharma.
The activists went up in arms against Pankaj after the Allahabad
High Court slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on him for "misleading the
court and extending favours to a lessee involved in illegal mining"
during his previous tenure as the mining secretary in the state
government. The order of the court was delivered on November 13.
After this the activist organisations sent a memorandum to the UP
Governor BL Joshi demanding the suspension of Pankaj from the post of
UPCIC. It was in June last year that he was appointed as the same.
The organisations and individuals had demanded action against him
under section section 17 of the Right to Information (RTI) Act and his
suspension "with immediate effect". The memorandum submitted by
various activists to the governor invariably mentioned that it is not
acceptable that CIC is conducting hearings into the State Information
Commission (SIC) even after being fined by the court.

--
urvashi sharma
9369613513
@i$#w@ry@!
helpline-8081898081

RTI exposes gross Violation of Human Rights in Jails of Uttar Pradesh State

This refers to my RTI query dated 04-10-2009 and subsequent part-reply
from the head office of jail administration & improvement services
Llucknow Uttar Pradesh , sent to me vide letter no.
3672/ja.su.cell-801 dated 11-02-2010 . Scanned copy of this
covering-letter is attached with this mail as file jail 1of4.jpg -
620kb . The same can be accessed at given link also –

http://file1.hpage.com/000223/57/bilder/jail_1of4.jpg

Vide letter no. 3672/ja.su.cell-801 dated 11-02-2010 , the concerned
PIO has sent me district wise position of jailed humans of 53
districts of Uttar Pradesh as on 31-12-2009 . Scanned copies of the
three pages of this report are attached with this mail as three files
jail 2of4.jpg - 1765kb , jail 3of4.jpg - 1988kb & jail 4of4.jpg -
1267kb respectively. The same can be accessed at given links also –

http://file1.hpage.com/000223/57/bilder/jail_2of4.jpg

http://file1.hpage.com/000223/57/bilder/jail_3of4.jpg

http://file1.hpage.com/000223/57/bilder/jail_4of4.jpg

Apart from many other aspects , the Report shows the poor plight of
jailed humans in the jails of Uttar Pradesh. The mean overcrowding
index of 53 districts is 1.89.A look at the overcrowding index makes
it clear that U.P. jails have high overcrowding index to the tune of
3.76 as in Moradabad Jail. This means that on an average 3.76 humans
are being kept in U. P. Jails having facility of only 1 human. The
position of these jails is grossly violative of human-rights and is
highly undesirable . The problem needs to be addressed at your level
on top priority basis.
Please intervene and take necessary actions to ensure that the problem
be solved to give a humane atmosphere to jailed humans in Uttar
Pradesh.

Best Regards

Date : 12-03-2009

Urvashi Sharma
Social Worker
F- 2376 , Rajajipuram
Lucknow – 226017 , U. P.
M- 8081898081

RTI exposes gross Violation of Human Rights in Jails of Uttar Pradesh State - Action required at your end

To,
1. The Chairman , NHRC , New Delhi "covdnhrc" <covdnhrc@nic.in>,
"ionhrc" <ionhrc@nic.in>,
with copies to
1. "Her Excellency President of India Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil"
<presidentofindia@rb.nic.in>,
2."Hon'ble Chief Justice of India Mr K G Balakrishanan" <supremecourt@nic.in>,
3."Hon'ble Prime Miister of India Dr. Man Mohan Singh" <pmosb@pmo.nic.in>,
4."Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari"" <vpindia@nic.in>,
5.Sri B. L. JOSHI ,HE the governor of U. P. "hgovup" <hgovup@up.nic.in>,
6. KM. MAYAWATI , HE the cm of u. p. "cmup" <cmup@nic.in>,
7. SRI A. K. GUPTA , The chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh "csup"
<csup@up.nic.in>,

Sub. : Request to help save Human Rights in U. P. Jails

Hon'ble Sir / Madam

This refers to my RTI query dated 04-10-2009 and subsequent part-reply
from the head office of jail administration & improvement services
Llucknow Uttar Pradesh , sent to me vide letter no.
3672/ja.su.cell-801 dated 11-02-2010 . Scanned copy of this
covering-letter is attached with this mail as file jail 1of4.jpg -
620kb . The same can be accessed at given link also –

http://file1.hpage.com/000223/57/bilder/jail_1of4.jpg

Vide letter no. 3672/ja.su.cell-801 dated 11-02-2010 , the concerned
PIO has sent me district wise position of jailed humans of 53
districts of Uttar Pradesh as on 31-12-2009 . Scanned copies of the
three pages of this report are attached with this mail as three files
jail 2of4.jpg - 1765kb , jail 3of4.jpg - 1988kb & jail 4of4.jpg -
1267kb respectively. The same can be accessed at given links also –

http://file1.hpage.com/000223/57/bilder/jail_2of4.jpg

http://file1.hpage.com/000223/57/bilder/jail_3of4.jpg

http://file1.hpage.com/000223/57/bilder/jail_4of4.jpg

Apart from many other aspects , the Report shows the poor plight of
jailed humans in the jails of Uttar Pradesh. The mean overcrowding
index of 53 districts is 1.89.A look at the overcrowding index makes
it clear that U.P. jails have high overcrowding index to the tune of
3.76 as in Moradabad Jail. This means that on an average 3.76 humans
are being kept in U. P. Jails having facility of only 1 human. The
position of these jails is grossly violative of human-rights and is
highly undesirable . The problem needs to be addressed at your level
on top priority basis.
Please intervene and take necessary actions to ensure that the problem
be solved to give a humane atmosphere to jailed humans in Uttar
Pradesh.

Best Regards

Date : 12-03-2009

Urvashi Sharma
Social Worker
F- 2376 , Rajajipuram
Lucknow – 226017 , U. P.
M- 8081898081

RTI exposes gross Violation of Human Rights in Jails of Uttar Pradesh State - Action required at your end

To,
1. The Chairman , NHRC , New Delhi "covdnhrc" <covdnhrc@nic.in>,
"ionhrc" <ionhrc@nic.in>,
with copies to
1. "Her Excellency President of India Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil"
<presidentofindia@rb.nic.in>,
2."Hon'ble Chief Justice of India Mr K G Balakrishanan" <supremecourt@nic.in>,
3."Hon'ble Prime Miister of India Dr. Man Mohan Singh" <pmosb@pmo.nic.in>,
4."Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari"" <vpindia@nic.in>,
5.Sri B. L. JOSHI ,HE the governor of U. P. "hgovup" <hgovup@up.nic.in>,
6. KM. MAYAWATI , HE the cm of u. p. "cmup" <cmup@nic.in>,
7. SRI A. K. GUPTA , The chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh "csup"
<csup@up.nic.in>,

Sub. : Request to help save Human Rights in U. P. Jails

Hon'ble Sir / Madam

This refers to my RTI query dated 04-10-2009 and subsequent part-reply
from the head office of jail administration & improvement services
Llucknow Uttar Pradesh , sent to me vide letter no.
3672/ja.su.cell-801 dated 11-02-2010 . Scanned copy of this
covering-letter is attached with this mail as file jail 1of4.jpg -
620kb . The same can be accessed at given link also –

Vide letter no. 3672/ja.su.cell-801 dated 11-02-2010 , the concerned
PIO has sent me district wise position of jailed humans of 53
districts of Uttar Pradesh as on 31-12-2009 . Scanned copies of the
three pages of this report are attached with this mail as three files
jail 2of4.jpg - 1765kb , jail 3of4.jpg - 1988kb & jail 4of4.jpg -
1267kb respectively. The same can be accessed at given links also –

Apart from many other aspects , the Report shows the poor plight of
jailed humans in the jails of Uttar Pradesh. The mean overcrowding
index of 53 districts is 1.89.A look at the overcrowding index makes
it clear that U.P. jails have high overcrowding index to the tune of
3.76 as in Moradabad Jail. This means that on an average 3.76 humans
are being kept in U. P. Jails having facility of only 1 human. The
position of these jails is grossly violative of human-rights and is
highly undesirable . The problem needs to be addressed at your level
on top priority basis.
Please intervene and take necessary actions to ensure that the problem
be solved to give a humane atmosphere to jailed humans in Uttar
Pradesh.

Best Regards

Date : 12-03-2009

Urvashi Sharma
Social Worker
F- 2376 , Rajajipuram
Lucknow – 226017 , U. P.
M- 8081898081

uttar pradesh governor house moves file to take action against Mr. R. S. Pankaj the SCIC

res. all

please find attached the reply as received from u. p. governor's
secretariate in reply to my mail forwarded herewith.

its surprising that when i am asking for time to meet h.e. governor ,
i am being told that the matter has been referred to the
administrative reforms department .

the file that is moving at snail's speed is being told to be moving
quickly. perhaps this is the folly of the system that the top-notch
ias officials don't shy at all when they become blindfolded to shield
the corrupts like r. s. pankaj.

the link to the file are given below as well

URL to this file:
http://file1.hpage.com/000223/57/bilder/he_governor_letter_about_r_s_pankaj.jpg

HTML code to embed: <img
src="http://file1.hpage.com/000223/57/bilder/he_governor_letter_about_r_s_pankaj.jpg"
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: urvashi sharma <rtimahilamanchup@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:49:34 +0530
Subject: Personal Appointment with Hon,ble Sri B.L.Joshi , The
Governor of Uttar Pradesh
To: hgovup <hgovup@up.nic.in>, governup <governup@up.nic.in>

By e-mail

To ,
Hon,ble Sri B.L.Joshi ,
The Governor of Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow – U. P.

Subject: Personal Appointment with Hon,ble Sri B.L.Joshi , The
Governor of Uttar Pradesh

Hon'ble Sir ,

Please refer my e-mails dated 18-11-09 & 23-11-09 , my meeting dated
27-11-09 with your Principal Secretary Mr. J. B. Patnayak , with
whom I submitted a memorandum addressed to you for removal of Uttar
Pradesh state chief information commissioner Mr. Ranjit Singh Pankaj
under section 17 ( 3 ) ( b ) of RTI act 2005. Mr. Patnayak received
the said memorandum on your behalf , discussed the matter at length
and assured action within 15 days.

Also refer to my RTI query dated 20-11-09 , sent to the PIO of your
secretariat . The PIO Mr. R. K. Saxena transferred the RTI query u/s
6(3) of RTI act to the Principal Secretary of administrative reforms
department ( the nodal department of U. P. Government for RTI matters
) . Administrative reforms department informed me vide letter no.
suu.aaa.raa.paa.253/43-2-2009 dated 16-12-09 that the matter of Mr.
Pankaj had not been referred to them by 16-12-09.

Its very painful that despite assurance from the highest official of
your secretariat , no action has been taken by your esteemed office in
which millions of people of Uttar Pradesh bestow their faith and look
forward to get justice .

Most of the information commissioners are working arbitrarily , thus
killing the spirit of the RTI act. The State Information Commission
has turned into a shelter-home for the corrupts . The SIC has grossly
failed to comply to the provisions of the RTI act. This way the SIC is
breeding corruption though it was conceptualized to eradicate it as
given in preamble of the RTI act 2005.

Under these circumstances I am compelled to write to you and wish to
avail a personal appointment with Yourself to handover a memorandum
for removal of state chief information commissioner under section 17 (
3 ) ( b ) of RTI act 2005 and discuss many other matters related to
poor plight of RTI act 2005 in Uttar Pradesh at length with your good
self so that the info-seekers of Uttar Pradesh should get justice .

please fix a date and time as per your own convenience and inform me
accordingly in the larger interest of the people of uttar pradesh.

Waiting for an early and positive response.

best regards

Date : 27 February , 2010

( Urvashi Sharma )
Social Worker
F- 2376 , Rajajipuram , Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh
Contact No. – 8081898081, 9369613513
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