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  • Row in Gujarat over Centre ‘keeping RTI price range’

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    AHMEDABAD:  The Central govt has no longer allotted any grant to the Gujarat govt since 2015 for coaching and consciousness actions involving proper to knowledge. The Gujarat State Knowledge Fee too didn’t get any price range below the RTI Act 2005.

    This was once published in an RTI utility filed by means of Pankti Jog of Mahiti Adhikar Gujarat Pahel, an NGO. As in step with information, ahead of 2015, the state won Rs 50.55-lakh grant for RTI coaching and Consciousness programmes.
    The opposition Congress and the Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration have accused the BJP of looking to kill the RTI Act to cover corruption.

    Congress spokesperson Manish Doshi mentioned the Congress govt had introduced the RTI Act to allow the folk to know the way govt departments functioned and cut back corruption. “The BJP is attempting to kill the RTI legislation to cover corruption happening of their govt. The state govt itself has given sufficient evidence that it is attempting to abolish the RTI legislation,” mentioned Doshi.

    He mentioned the birthday party would make it a significant key factor within the meeting elections later this 12 months. “We will be able to come with in our manifesto the stairs had to fortify the RTI legislation. But even so, we’d additionally elevate the problem of paucity of price range for the programme in Parliament,” Doshi mentioned.

    AAP could also be making ready for a statewide agitation to nook the BJP. “The RTI Act is likely one of the efficient gear to convey transparency and duty within the management. If electorate are conscious, they are able to take part in a extra significant method in issues of governance,” mentioned AAP spokesperson Yogesh Jadwani.

    He mentioned AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal was once instrumental in bringing within the RTI Act. “If the BJP govt tries to abolish or dilute the legislation, our birthday party will protest,” he mentioned.

    “The rustic is aware of that RTI activists had been killed in Gujarat. The state BJP govt by no means supplied coverage to RTI activists. In this kind of scenario, can the BJP-led govt fund an RTI consciousness program?” Jadvani requested. He mentioned the publish of Knowledge Commissioner in Gujarat was once additionally vacant for years, indicating the federal government angle.

    As in step with main points published within the RTI, no longer handiest Gujarat, however even Centre has stopped investment for RTI coaching and consciousness programmes. Gujarat is likely one of the 4 states which failed to get any grant below the RTI Act. 

    AHMEDABAD:  The Central govt has no longer allotted any grant to the Gujarat govt since 2015 for coaching and consciousness actions involving proper to knowledge. The Gujarat State Knowledge Fee too didn’t get any price range below the RTI Act 2005.

    This was once published in an RTI utility filed by means of Pankti Jog of Mahiti Adhikar Gujarat Pahel, an NGO. As in step with information, ahead of 2015, the state won Rs 50.55-lakh grant for RTI coaching and Consciousness programmes.
    The opposition Congress and the Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration have accused the BJP of looking to kill the RTI Act to cover corruption.

    Congress spokesperson Manish Doshi mentioned the Congress govt had introduced the RTI Act to allow the folk to know the way govt departments functioned and cut back corruption. “The BJP is attempting to kill the RTI legislation to cover corruption happening of their govt. The state govt itself has given sufficient evidence that it is attempting to abolish the RTI legislation,” mentioned Doshi.

    He mentioned the birthday party would make it a significant key factor within the meeting elections later this 12 months. “We will be able to come with in our manifesto the stairs had to fortify the RTI legislation. But even so, we’d additionally elevate the problem of paucity of price range for the programme in Parliament,” Doshi mentioned.

    AAP could also be making ready for a statewide agitation to nook the BJP. “The RTI Act is likely one of the efficient gear to convey transparency and duty within the management. If electorate are conscious, they are able to take part in a extra significant method in issues of governance,” mentioned AAP spokesperson Yogesh Jadwani.

    He mentioned AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal was once instrumental in bringing within the RTI Act. “If the BJP govt tries to abolish or dilute the legislation, our birthday party will protest,” he mentioned.

    “The rustic is aware of that RTI activists had been killed in Gujarat. The state BJP govt by no means supplied coverage to RTI activists. In this kind of scenario, can the BJP-led govt fund an RTI consciousness program?” Jadvani requested. He mentioned the publish of Knowledge Commissioner in Gujarat was once additionally vacant for years, indicating the federal government angle.

    As in step with main points published within the RTI, no longer handiest Gujarat, however even Centre has stopped investment for RTI coaching and consciousness programmes. Gujarat is likely one of the 4 states which failed to get any grant below the RTI Act. 

  • If there’s a prolong in giving knowledge, then the Knowledge Fee of PRO imposed a category, sentenced in this kind of manner that you are going to additionally say wow

    Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh State Knowledge Fee has given a singular punishment to a Public Knowledge Officer posted in Ghazipur district for prolong in giving knowledge. The officer has been directed to supply meals to 250 youngsters in a number one faculty within the district as a ‘symbolic punishment’.

    State Knowledge Commissioner Ajay Kumar Upreti, whilst listening to the applying filed by means of Bhupendra Kumar Pandey beneath the Proper to Knowledge (RTI) Act, on Monday, the improvement officer of Noonra village of Ghazipur and Public Knowledge Officer Chandrika Prasad, who used to be learning in the principle faculty of the village. Directions got to feed 250 youngsters at one time.

    Video recording should be despatched
    The Knowledge Commissioner seen all over the listening to that the Public Knowledge Officer had not on time in giving knowledge to the petitioner. Directions were given to the officer to supply meals to the kids all over the mid-day meal on April 29. Along side this, after recording its video, it has additionally been requested to ship it to the fee.

    Knowledge sought via RTI
    The RTI petitioner, during the petition within the yr 2016, had sought details about the improvement works performed in Noonra village and the volume paid in lieu thereof.

    Sign punishment given because of this
    All the way through the listening to of the case, the Knowledge Commissioner discovered that the Public Knowledge Officer Chandrika Prasad didn’t deliberately prolong in giving knowledge, however on account of some unavoidable occasions, so he has been given a symbolic punishment.

    know the principles
    Upreti additionally ordered that the price of this meal must now not exceed Rs 25,000. Upreti advised that most often a advantageous of Rs 25,000 is imposed for prolong in giving knowledge.

    Knowledge should be given inside of 30 days
    Below the Proper to Knowledge Act, the Public Knowledge Officials are required to supply knowledge inside of a most length of 30 days. If he does now not accomplish that, then motion may also be taken in opposition to him.