Saturday, April 9, 2011

crusade against corruption

crusade against corruption
Win of Anna & team may be at the instance of government. As without it's political will this would not have been possible that much speedy. People are thinking scams are more during current government but scams & scandals are not new in governance especially in India since independence.
But during last five years scams are exposed more. Thanks to RTI Act.
Even Anna's team win may be at the instance of government considering compulsions of coalition government of UPA. If this kind of agitation is given green signal than that may be easy to pass in parliament. As after this much fanfare none of the political party can resist or desist from such bill to pass. that is politics & remedy to coalition compulsion too.

implementation of RTI ACT IN smc

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED & DISPOSED

 YEAR RECEIVED DISPOSAL AVERAGE
 05-07 974 775
 07-08 1595 1283 132 P.M.
 08-09 2934 2288 244 P.M.
 09-10 6366 4903 530
 10-11 3336 2210 556
(up to sept.)
 TOTAL 15205


FIRST APPEALS RECEIVED & DISPOSED


 YEAR RECEIVED DISPOSAL AVERAGE

 05-07 103 103
 07-08 209 209 17 P.M.
 08-09 427 427 35 P.M.
 09-10 463 463 38
 10-11 207 207 34
(up to sept.)
TOTAL 1409
IN 09-10 FIRST APPEAL 8% TOTAL REQUEST
IN 10-11 6.2%
OVERALL LESS THAN 10%

SECOND APPEALS

 UP TO SEPT 2010 -111 CASES REPORTED FOR SECOND APPEALS AS PER REFERENCE OF STATE COMMISSION
 THUS LESS THAN 10% OF 1409 FIRST APPEAL & LESS THAN 1% OF TOTAL APPLICATIONS 15205
REJECTION
 139 SO FAR OUT OF TOTAL 15205
 THUS LESS THAN 1 %
 IN 09-10 OUT OF 6366 -65 CASES
 SECTIONS INVOKED- 8(1) G DANGER TO LIFE & LIBERTY,
 (H) IMPEDE PROCESS OF INVESTIGATION
 (J)PERSONAL INFO/(A) SOVEREIGNTY OF COUNTRY/
 PRIVILEGE OF PARLIAMENT/
 SECTION 11 THIRD PARTY & IN SOME NON AVAILABILITY OF RECORD
DISPOSAL

 FULLY PROVIDED RANGE FROM 60%
 TO 92% FOR DIFFERENT PIOs
 TIME BAR DISPOSAL APPRO. 20%
 PENDING 1 TO 3%
 ALL APPEALS ALMOSDT DISPOSED OFF WITHIN 45 DAYS
 OUT OF 1409 - 294 FIRST APPEALS DISMISSED I.E. 20% DUE TO EITHER INSISTENCE OF GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL OR PROVIDE INFO MATERIALY NOT AVAILABLE. THUS 80% IN FAVOUR OF APPLICANTS
KIND OF APPLICATIONS IN 09-10

 KIND NUMBERS %
 ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION 1919 30
& PLAN PERMISSION
P.TAX &ASSSTMNT 309 5
BIRTH & DEATH REG. 95 1.5
SHOP REG.& FOOD LICENCE 302 5
CIVIC SERVICES 328 5
STAFF RELATED 397 6
RESOLUTION,PRAPOSAL 152 2.5
MISC. 2864 45

Price water house coopers report 2009

13% rural & 33% urban people are aware of the RTI Act
12% & 26% women respectively.
26% applicants had to repeatedly visit office to submit RTI applications.
47% said no sign boards of publicity & awareness or basic info.
89% PIO NOT USING PROVISIONS OF INSPECTION

75% APPLICANTS DISSATISFIED WITH INFO GIVEN.
38% PIO SAID RECORD MANGEMENT IS NOT EFFECTIVE.
43% PIO NOT AWARE OF RECORD MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES
45% SAID NOT IMPARETD TRRAINING
45% & 39% RESPECTIVELY NOT AWARE OF PAD & JUDGMENTS UNDER RTI
1% of fund recommended to utilize for record management training & awareness

EFFORTS BY SMC TOWARDS PUBLICITY & TRAINING & PROACTIVE DISCLOSURE

 AT ON SET TRAINING TO ALL PIO & ZONE STAFF IN 2006
 IN 2007 & 2010 TRAINING TO ALL PIO & APIO THROUGH SPIPA FACULTIES
 IN 2010 TRAINING TO PUBLIC AT AUDITORIAUM
 DISPLAY HIOARDINGS/ BANNERS & BOARDS CONTAINING INFO OF ACT AT 15 PLACES & ZONE OFFICES WITH GRANT OF STATE OF GUJARAT THROUGH SPIPA
 EXCEPT COUPLE OF JOB DESCRIPTIONS/STAGES OF WORK DISPOSAL,
 NORMS,& CITIZEN CHARTER FOR SOME OF THE DEPARTMENTS &
 RECORD HELD
 REST OF ALL MANUALS ARE DISPLAYED
 A STEP AHEAD SOME OF THE INFO LIKE BIRTH/ DEATH/ SHOP REGISTRATION/ PROPERTY TAX HAS BEEN PUT ON KIOSK AT 7 CIVIC CENTRES
 MOBILE GOVERNANCE FOR P. TAX INITIATED. LOOKING TO 60% POPULATION OF INDIA & 70 CRORE USERS IT IS STEP IN RIGHT DIRECTION
 THUS IT IS IN CONSONSNCE OF PROVISION OF TRANSPARENCEY WHEN ONLY 7% NET USERS ARE THEIR ACROSS NATION
 KIOSK CAN SERVE BEST OPTION FOR ACCESS OF INFO UNDER PUBLIC DOMAIN.
FEED BACK OF applicants

 42% said came to know about act through SMC publicity including scroll at digital display board at conspicuous places
 50% SEEKING INFO OF CIVIC SERVICES & CITIZEN CHARTER
 39% SAID OF NON REDRESSAL OF GRIEVANCE

FEED BACK OF PIO

 45% SAID REASON OF APPEAL DELAY IN PROVIDING INFO
 EQUAL No. said denial is the reason
 36% said implementation by smc VERY GOOD
 11% SAID GOOD
 22% SATISFACTORY THUS 71% QUITE HAPPY
 29% REPLIED NON SATISFACTORY

WHY WE NEED AN RTI ACT TO SUSTAIN & STRENGTHEN

INDIA IS AMONGST LAST 100 LEAST CORRUPT COUNTRIES OUT OF 178 AS PER TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL REPORT.

INDIA IS AMONGST LAST 50 NATIONS OUT OF 178 IN HUMAN DEVELOPMNET INDEX.
HEALTH/EDUCATION/BASIC AMENITIES MALNUTRITION- CALARIE CHILD TO YOUTH 800 TO 1700 ADULT 2200 TO 2700 not to be accessed
RECENT FEW EXAMPLES

COMMAN WEALTH GAMES 2010 -70,000 CRORE SCAM
1.76 LAKH CRORE 2 G SPECTRUM TELECOM SCAM- CORPORATE MEDIATOR LIKE NEERA RADIA, MEDIA BARON LIKE VEER SINGHVI, BARKHA DATT,S INFLUENTIAL ACTS.
MUMBAI ADARSH SOCIETY SCAM OF ALLOTING FLATS MEANT FOR WAR PERSONNEL WIDDOW TO INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE FROM POLITICAS & BUREAUCRACY.

NAREGA SCEME CAG REPORT SAY 40% CORRUPTION OR MANIPULATION
JABBARDAN GHADHVI RTI APPLICANT SELF IMMOLATED AT RAPER- HALF DOZEN OFFICERS SUSPENDED- LAND RECORD OF 55 TO 05 SOUGHT
AMIT JETHVA MURDERD AT AHMEDABAD HIGH COURT FOREST LAND INDUSTRIAL USE INFO.
APPOINTMENT OF CVC THOMAS & JUDICIAL INTERVENTION
INFO COMMISSION MUMBAI TIWARI SUSPENDED DUE TO INVOLVEMENT IN ADARSH SCAM
MADYA PRADESH IAS COUPLE AMMASED RS. 300 CRORES BEYOND KNOWN SOURCES OF INCOME
HASAN ALI CASE OF UNACCOUNTED MONEY OF FAMILY WORTH 71000 CRORES RS- ALMOST EQUAL TO GUJARAT STATE BUDGET & CENTRE’S FORTNIGHT BUDGET
BENEFITS / ADVANTAGES NOT REACHES COMPLETELY & TIME BOUND TO NEEDY OR FOR WHOM PRAPOSED.


SOME REASONS FOR RTI APPLICATIONS
LACK OF PAD / CITIZEN CHARTER
RECORD CLASSIFICATION & MAINTENANCE POOR
EQUITY BEFORE LAW ARTICLE 14 OF CONSTITUION NOT MAINTAINED
FIFO PROCEDURE NOT FOLLOWED
GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL NOT QUICK
PUBLIC DUTY NOT PERFORMED SCRUPULOUSLY

BEST OPTION
SOUL SEARCHING, ACT AS PER CONSCIOUS.
TO GO WITH THE CONTENT OF THE ACT NOT INTENT.
 HAVE POSITIVE ATTITUDE & TREAT APPLICATIONS UNDER RTI TO EVALUATE/ ITROSPECT TO IMPROVE .

Friday, April 8, 2011

Crusade against corruption & democracy

Nexus of criminals, politicians & bureaucrats for vested interest or corruption in democracy is not less than dictatorship. rather it is disguise dictatorship. it is an essence of era & everybody's moral as well as civic du...ty to exorcise country from it & make the nation democrativ & republic in true spirit.


in the aftermath of curent centuary the most sought professionals required will be not technocrats or management consultant but sociologist, psycologist & psychiatrist, looking to the manner in which soceity is heading towards demoralised, corrupt, unethical & valuless materialistic world.



Congratulations for great win to entire team lead by ANNA, Arvind kjarival, Kiran bedi, Swami agnivesh, & Shanti Bhushan.it is first time after republic India wherein members of civil society will voice & participate in the enactment of law in our country, the largest democracy of world. Even after independence this is second such occasion after framing of constitution. Now we the people of India can claim true republic second time after republic India, first on implementation of RTI act & this one. Cheer up to our true democracy.