Today, money and corruption are ruining the land and crooked politicians betray the working man pocketing the profits and treating us like sheep.
And we are tired of promises that we know they will never keep.
Am sure the day has come to fight back. Corruption has never been compulsory. Similarly, giving bribes is not compulsory. Trust me, we have a way. We have a way to check and we have a way to get things done in our own way.
Government has occasionally come up with some wonderful schemes for the benefit of people BELOW POVERTY LINE. However, most of us never acknowledged that , the only reason being the beneficiaries are not the intended people. They are someone else. Someone who is in power and someone who is corrupted.
We would like to highlight the issues happened with one such scheme announced in 1999 and the way we successfully fought for it! Here is how..
Lok Satta Sanjeevani is an RTI activism group. Join us in empowering people with this weapon to fight corruption. Make government efficient, transparent, effective.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
Loksatta Times Magazine Rocks!!!
Our team is all over in the Loksatta Times Magazine latest edition.
We are proud to announce that a lot of activities that our group has worked on, are published in the official magazine.
Page 9 &10 : All our works. Also talks about the petition we had filed a month ago regarding the implementation of RTI act.
Page 16 & 17 : An article written by Srinivas Rao Ganji
Page 18 &19 : The bus stand event that we have completed successfully.
Page 19 : A simple poem written by our team member, Manasa Chamarthi. The subject she has chosen was, RTE (Right To Education )
Congratulations to the whole team,Manasa and special mention to Srinivas Garu for his hard work, dedication and determination to complete things on time.
I Thank you all for your continuous support and active participation in the events organized so far.
Please find below the link for the Loksatta Times Magazine, http://www.loksatta.org/cms/documents/lstimes/lstimes-2010-may-1-31.pdf
We are proud to announce that a lot of activities that our group has worked on, are published in the official magazine.
Page 9 &10 : All our works. Also talks about the petition we had filed a month ago regarding the implementation of RTI act.
Page 16 & 17 : An article written by Srinivas Rao Ganji
Page 18 &19 : The bus stand event that we have completed successfully.
Page 19 : A simple poem written by our team member, Manasa Chamarthi. The subject she has chosen was, RTE (Right To Education )
Congratulations to the whole team,Manasa and special mention to Srinivas Garu for his hard work, dedication and determination to complete things on time.
I Thank you all for your continuous support and active participation in the events organized so far.
Please find below the link for the Loksatta Times Magazine, http://www.loksatta.org/cms/documents/lstimes/lstimes-2010-may-1-31.pdf
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
ఇంకా తెలవారదేమి...
Dear ALL,
Adding this post written by Manasa on our group, at http://www.madhumanasam.blogspot.com/.
'ప్రతి రోజూ మా ఉదయం పేపర్ చదవడంతోనే మొదలవుతుంది' అని గర్వం గా చెప్పుకునే వాళ్ళు ఈ దేశంలో లక్షల మంది ఉంటారు. అదే నిజమైతే..వాళ్ళ ఉదయం ఎలా మొదలవుతోంది ?
ఏనాడూ కలిసి లేని మనం , మళ్లీ మళ్లీ విడిపోవాలని ఎత్తుకు పై ఎత్తులు వేసుకుంటుంటే, ఆ వైకుంఠ పాణి ఆడలేని అమాయక ప్రాణాలు ఎలా వైకుంఠానికి పోతున్నాయో బొమ్మలలో చూడడంతోనా?
నిజాలు జనాలను చేరకుండా ఆపేందుకు ఒకరిని మించి ఒకరు ఎలా పోటీలు పడుతున్నారో చూసి నవ్వుకోవడంతోనా?
మంచిని మరిచిన కొందరు మానవ మృగాలు ఆటవిక యుగపు దాఖలాలు మన చుట్టూరా ఇంకా మిగిలే ఉన్నాయని సాక్ష్యం ఇస్తుంటే , అరాచకాన్ని ఖండించలేని పిరికితనంతో వార్తలను చదివి బాధ్యత తీరిపోయింది అనిపించుకోవడంతోనా?
పదేళ్ళ పసి పిల్లాడు అప్పుడప్పుడూ అమ్మా నాన్నలిచ్చే రూపాయి రూపాయి కూడబెట్టుకుని , బళ్ళో వరద బాధితులకి విరాళాలు అడగగానే , ఆ డబ్బంతా ఆనందంగా అప్పజెపితే, అలాంటి డబ్బులను కూడా నిస్సిగ్గుగా సొంత ఖాతాలోకి చేర్చుకున్న మహా మహుల చరిత్రలు చదవడంతోనా?
ఈ దేశం అవినీతికి చిరునామా అని అడగకపోయినా అందరికీ పేరు పేరునా చెప్పి, అన్యాయం వేళ్ళూనుకు పోయిన ఈ సమాజాన్ని ఎన్ని తరాలు మారినా మార్చలేమని మనని మనం ఎమార్చుకోవడం తప్ప ఎప్పుడైనా ఏమైనా చెయ్యాలని ప్రయత్నించామా?
మన ఇంటి ముందు మాన్ హోల్ లో పసి మొగ్గ పడిపోతే, రేపొద్దున వార్తల్లో ఏం రాస్తాడో అని ఎదురు చూస్తాం. ఇండియన్ క్రికెట్ టీం వైఫల్యానికి అర్ధ రాత్రి పార్టీలే కారణమని టీవీ లు అరగంట హోరెత్తిస్తే, తెల్లవారగానే ముందు ఈ విషయం మొత్తం చదవాలని నిర్ణయించుకుని పడుకుంటాం.
ప్రతి చోటా , ప్రతి పనికీ లంచాలు ఇవ్వందే పని జరగడం లేదని వాపోతాం. ఇంకో పది మందికి చెబుతాం. ఎప్పుడైనా ఎవరో ఒక నిజాయితీ కలిగిన రిపోర్టర్ వీళ్ళందరి మీదా ఏమైనా రాసినప్పుడు, నిబద్దత కలిగిన పోలీసులు వెను వెంటనే తగిన చర్యలు తీసుకున్నప్పుడు, మనం చెయ్యలేని పని వేరెవరో చేసినందుకు చప్పట్లు కొడతాం. సంబరాలు చేసుకుంటాం.
ఇక ఇంతేనా? మన జీవితం ఎన్నాళ్ళయినా ఇంతేనా? రావణుడిని చంపడానికి రాముడి రాక కై ఎదురు చూసాం. నరకాసురుడిని అంతమొందించేందుకు మరో అవతారం కావలన్నాం. బ్రిటిష్ వాళ్ళ ఉక్కు పాదం కింద నలిగిపోతూ మహాత్ముడెవడో వస్తాడని నిరీక్షించాం .
ఇక చాలు. మహాత్ముడు తన సైన్యం తో మనకి స్వాతంత్ర్యం సాధించి పెడితే, అది మనకి మరో అస్త్రం ప్రసాదించింది.
రాముడి కోసం, కృష్ణుడి కోసం ఈ సారి ఎన్ని యుగాలు ఆగాలో మనకీ తెలీదు.ఒక వేళ మనం అంతా ఓపిగ్గా ఆగినా, సాక్షాత్తూ ఏడు కొండల మీదే మోసాల ముసుగు కప్పిన ఘనుల మీద అలిగి ఇటు వైపు చూడబోనని స్వామి వారు ఈ పాటికే శ్రీదేవి కి మాటిచ్చి ఉండరూ ? పోనీ , మహా లక్ష్మి దయ కలిగినదై ఒక్కసారి వాళ్ళని కరుణించండని నచ్చజెప్పి పంపిందే అనుకుందాం, ...'నకిలీల' హవా నడుస్తున్న భూలోకం లో, తనని నమ్మరన్న సంశయంతో భగవంతుడు మధ్యలోనే వెను దిరిగి వెళ్ళిపోతేనో.. ?
కనుక ఈ లోపు మనమే యుద్ధం ప్రారంభిద్దాం. కనపడ్డ ప్రతి అవినీతి పరుని మీద మన అస్త్రాలని ప్రయోగిద్దాం.అన్యాయం జరిగిందని చదివి వదిలెయ్యకుండా, దాని చరిత్ర తెలుసుకుందాం. ౧౦ రూపాయల స్టంప్ ఖర్చుతో, సంబంధిత వివరాలను ఇంటికి తెప్పించుకుని పోరాటం సాగిద్దాం. పెద్ద పెద్ద విషయాల్లో తల దూర్చడం ఇష్టం లేదనుకుటే, మీ కోసమే వాడుకోండి. గ్యాస్ కనక్షన్స్ అనుకున్నట్టు రాకపోయినా, పాస్పోర్ట్ పనులకు, విద్యుత్ శాఖని నిలదీయుటకు ...ఇలా ప్రతి ప్రభుత్వ శాఖని ప్రశ్నించే అధికారం పొందండి.ఇది మన హక్కు..!!
ఇంతకీ దాని పేరేమిటో చెప్పలేదు కదూ.. "సమాచార హక్కు చట్టం".
మనకి దీనిని మించిన బలం లేదు .తలదన్నే ఆయుధం మరొకటి లేదు. ప్రతి పనికీ, ప్రతి కష్టానికి ఇది ఒక ఉపాయం చెప్తుంది, మనం కలలు కనే భారతాన్ని కళ్ళ ముందుకు తెస్తుంది.
ఇప్పటి దాకా ఏమేం సాధించామో ( ఒక చిన్న గ్రూప్ ద్వారా) తెలుసుకోవాలంటే, "లోక్ సత్తా సంజీవని" ని అడగండి.
http://www.loksattasanjeevani.blogspot.com/
ఇవి కేవలం సంకల్ప బలమే తప్ప మంది బలం లేని ఒక చిన్న గ్రూప్. కేవలం ఎలక్షన్స్ ముందు మనని ఊదర గొట్టి పారిపోయే రాజకీయ పార్టీల్లా కాక, ఒక లక్ష్యం తో ముందుకి వెళ్తున్న వారికి, ఒక్కసారి అభినందనలు తెలియజేద్దాం. కుదిరితే మన వంతు సాయం చేద్దాం.
అబ్బే, లేదండి ..మాది ఆమ్యామ్యా బండి, "ఇవ్వడం- తీసుకోవడం" మా ఆచారం ..ఆ గుంత లో నుండి బయటకు రాలేం అంటారా....ఎప్పుడు తెల్లారుతుందా..ఈ రోజు ఏ వార్తని ఖండిద్దామా...ఎవరిని నిందించి పక్కకి తప్పుకున్దామా ,అని ఆలోచిస్తూ..ఆనందంగా ఈ జన్మ కిలా కానీయండి.. :)
- మానస చామర్తి
Adding this post written by Manasa on our group, at http://www.madhumanasam.blogspot.com/.
'ప్రతి రోజూ మా ఉదయం పేపర్ చదవడంతోనే మొదలవుతుంది' అని గర్వం గా చెప్పుకునే వాళ్ళు ఈ దేశంలో లక్షల మంది ఉంటారు. అదే నిజమైతే..వాళ్ళ ఉదయం ఎలా మొదలవుతోంది ?
ఏనాడూ కలిసి లేని మనం , మళ్లీ మళ్లీ విడిపోవాలని ఎత్తుకు పై ఎత్తులు వేసుకుంటుంటే, ఆ వైకుంఠ పాణి ఆడలేని అమాయక ప్రాణాలు ఎలా వైకుంఠానికి పోతున్నాయో బొమ్మలలో చూడడంతోనా?
నిజాలు జనాలను చేరకుండా ఆపేందుకు ఒకరిని మించి ఒకరు ఎలా పోటీలు పడుతున్నారో చూసి నవ్వుకోవడంతోనా?
మంచిని మరిచిన కొందరు మానవ మృగాలు ఆటవిక యుగపు దాఖలాలు మన చుట్టూరా ఇంకా మిగిలే ఉన్నాయని సాక్ష్యం ఇస్తుంటే , అరాచకాన్ని ఖండించలేని పిరికితనంతో వార్తలను చదివి బాధ్యత తీరిపోయింది అనిపించుకోవడంతోనా?
పదేళ్ళ పసి పిల్లాడు అప్పుడప్పుడూ అమ్మా నాన్నలిచ్చే రూపాయి రూపాయి కూడబెట్టుకుని , బళ్ళో వరద బాధితులకి విరాళాలు అడగగానే , ఆ డబ్బంతా ఆనందంగా అప్పజెపితే, అలాంటి డబ్బులను కూడా నిస్సిగ్గుగా సొంత ఖాతాలోకి చేర్చుకున్న మహా మహుల చరిత్రలు చదవడంతోనా?
ఈ దేశం అవినీతికి చిరునామా అని అడగకపోయినా అందరికీ పేరు పేరునా చెప్పి, అన్యాయం వేళ్ళూనుకు పోయిన ఈ సమాజాన్ని ఎన్ని తరాలు మారినా మార్చలేమని మనని మనం ఎమార్చుకోవడం తప్ప ఎప్పుడైనా ఏమైనా చెయ్యాలని ప్రయత్నించామా?
మన ఇంటి ముందు మాన్ హోల్ లో పసి మొగ్గ పడిపోతే, రేపొద్దున వార్తల్లో ఏం రాస్తాడో అని ఎదురు చూస్తాం. ఇండియన్ క్రికెట్ టీం వైఫల్యానికి అర్ధ రాత్రి పార్టీలే కారణమని టీవీ లు అరగంట హోరెత్తిస్తే, తెల్లవారగానే ముందు ఈ విషయం మొత్తం చదవాలని నిర్ణయించుకుని పడుకుంటాం.
ప్రతి చోటా , ప్రతి పనికీ లంచాలు ఇవ్వందే పని జరగడం లేదని వాపోతాం. ఇంకో పది మందికి చెబుతాం. ఎప్పుడైనా ఎవరో ఒక నిజాయితీ కలిగిన రిపోర్టర్ వీళ్ళందరి మీదా ఏమైనా రాసినప్పుడు, నిబద్దత కలిగిన పోలీసులు వెను వెంటనే తగిన చర్యలు తీసుకున్నప్పుడు, మనం చెయ్యలేని పని వేరెవరో చేసినందుకు చప్పట్లు కొడతాం. సంబరాలు చేసుకుంటాం.
ఇక ఇంతేనా? మన జీవితం ఎన్నాళ్ళయినా ఇంతేనా? రావణుడిని చంపడానికి రాముడి రాక కై ఎదురు చూసాం. నరకాసురుడిని అంతమొందించేందుకు మరో అవతారం కావలన్నాం. బ్రిటిష్ వాళ్ళ ఉక్కు పాదం కింద నలిగిపోతూ మహాత్ముడెవడో వస్తాడని నిరీక్షించాం .
ఇక చాలు. మహాత్ముడు తన సైన్యం తో మనకి స్వాతంత్ర్యం సాధించి పెడితే, అది మనకి మరో అస్త్రం ప్రసాదించింది.
రాముడి కోసం, కృష్ణుడి కోసం ఈ సారి ఎన్ని యుగాలు ఆగాలో మనకీ తెలీదు.ఒక వేళ మనం అంతా ఓపిగ్గా ఆగినా, సాక్షాత్తూ ఏడు కొండల మీదే మోసాల ముసుగు కప్పిన ఘనుల మీద అలిగి ఇటు వైపు చూడబోనని స్వామి వారు ఈ పాటికే శ్రీదేవి కి మాటిచ్చి ఉండరూ ? పోనీ , మహా లక్ష్మి దయ కలిగినదై ఒక్కసారి వాళ్ళని కరుణించండని నచ్చజెప్పి పంపిందే అనుకుందాం, ...'నకిలీల' హవా నడుస్తున్న భూలోకం లో, తనని నమ్మరన్న సంశయంతో భగవంతుడు మధ్యలోనే వెను దిరిగి వెళ్ళిపోతేనో.. ?
కనుక ఈ లోపు మనమే యుద్ధం ప్రారంభిద్దాం. కనపడ్డ ప్రతి అవినీతి పరుని మీద మన అస్త్రాలని ప్రయోగిద్దాం.అన్యాయం జరిగిందని చదివి వదిలెయ్యకుండా, దాని చరిత్ర తెలుసుకుందాం. ౧౦ రూపాయల స్టంప్ ఖర్చుతో, సంబంధిత వివరాలను ఇంటికి తెప్పించుకుని పోరాటం సాగిద్దాం. పెద్ద పెద్ద విషయాల్లో తల దూర్చడం ఇష్టం లేదనుకుటే, మీ కోసమే వాడుకోండి. గ్యాస్ కనక్షన్స్ అనుకున్నట్టు రాకపోయినా, పాస్పోర్ట్ పనులకు, విద్యుత్ శాఖని నిలదీయుటకు ...ఇలా ప్రతి ప్రభుత్వ శాఖని ప్రశ్నించే అధికారం పొందండి.ఇది మన హక్కు..!!
ఇంతకీ దాని పేరేమిటో చెప్పలేదు కదూ.. "సమాచార హక్కు చట్టం".
మనకి దీనిని మించిన బలం లేదు .తలదన్నే ఆయుధం మరొకటి లేదు. ప్రతి పనికీ, ప్రతి కష్టానికి ఇది ఒక ఉపాయం చెప్తుంది, మనం కలలు కనే భారతాన్ని కళ్ళ ముందుకు తెస్తుంది.
ఇప్పటి దాకా ఏమేం సాధించామో ( ఒక చిన్న గ్రూప్ ద్వారా) తెలుసుకోవాలంటే, "లోక్ సత్తా సంజీవని" ని అడగండి.
http://www.loksattasanjeevani.blogspot.com/
ఇవి కేవలం సంకల్ప బలమే తప్ప మంది బలం లేని ఒక చిన్న గ్రూప్. కేవలం ఎలక్షన్స్ ముందు మనని ఊదర గొట్టి పారిపోయే రాజకీయ పార్టీల్లా కాక, ఒక లక్ష్యం తో ముందుకి వెళ్తున్న వారికి, ఒక్కసారి అభినందనలు తెలియజేద్దాం. కుదిరితే మన వంతు సాయం చేద్దాం.
అబ్బే, లేదండి ..మాది ఆమ్యామ్యా బండి, "ఇవ్వడం- తీసుకోవడం" మా ఆచారం ..ఆ గుంత లో నుండి బయటకు రాలేం అంటారా....ఎప్పుడు తెల్లారుతుందా..ఈ రోజు ఏ వార్తని ఖండిద్దామా...ఎవరిని నిందించి పక్కకి తప్పుకున్దామా ,అని ఆలోచిస్తూ..ఆనందంగా ఈ జన్మ కిలా కానీయండి.. :)
- మానస చామర్తి
Friday, June 4, 2010
@Vizag -RTI Session
We are co-ordinating with Loksatta Vizag and conducting a session on RTI in Vizag on 6th June 2010 @10AM.
Please contact Ali @9885888388 for further details.
Please contact Ali @9885888388 for further details.
Registering for voter ID card is much easier now
IMP: Procedure for Online registration of Voter Id cards last date 12-Jun-2010
Technology has made things easier now. We are now allowed to register for voter card sitting at your computer itself or through nearby drop boxes. Please avail this opportunity if you do not have Voter ID card yet. Make sure that you register it before 12-Jun-2010, that is the cutoff date provided.
How to apply for a Voter ID card?
In case of a new Voter Card, you need to fill the Form 6. :
-In case any other changes need to be made to the Voters list Form 8 should be filled.
- Main site www.ceoandhra.nic.in -> e-Registration.
- Link for online registration : http://ceo.ap.gov.in/eregistration/default.asp
One of the experiences by SaiRakesh :
“I got my voter id card by applying through online Last year(Feb2009). I have registered in the site. It took me hardly 5 mins . I just uploaded my photo from Sparsh (Infosys Id card).The size of photo should not exceed the given limit. I got verification call within 10 days. It took nearly 30 days for whole process.”
Offline Process:
You can download the Forms from www.eci.nic.in or http://www.ceoandhra.nic.in/
Where do I submit/submit the forms?
· If your residence comes under GHMC you can collect and submit the Forms 6,7,8 and 8a at Deputy Commissioner’s Office ( Municipal Office) or Post Offices or Drop Boxes provided at any of the Malls or Petrol Bunks.
Address of all Municipalities(GHMC):
http://www.ghmc.gov.in/mch/keycontacts.asp?status=12
For more Info On GHMC:
http://www.ghmc.gov.in/index.asp
· If your residence does not come under GHMC you can collect and submit the Forms 6,7,8 and 8a at District’s Sub Collector’s Office or Electoral Registration Officer or Assistant Electoral Registration Officer.
- On 05-06-2010, 06-06-2010, 11-06-2010, 12-06-2010 you can collect/submit the Forms from selected Voter Registration Centers.
- Registration forms submitted in bulk will not be accepted.
- Forms 6,7,8 and 8a should be submitted personally.
- The Forms of individuals belonging to a family can be submitted by a member of that Family.
- The Forms can be submitted in person or by post to the Electoral Registration Officer or the Assistant Electoral Registration Officer at the mentioned centers from 28-05-2010 – 12-06-2010 on all working days between 10.30 am to 5.00 pm.
- To view the Voters list or for any other help you can approach the Electoral Registration Officer or the Assistant Electoral Registration Officer.
Toll Free contact no. 1100
Technology has made things easier now. We are now allowed to register for voter card sitting at your computer itself or through nearby drop boxes. Please avail this opportunity if you do not have Voter ID card yet. Make sure that you register it before 12-Jun-2010, that is the cutoff date provided.
How to apply for a Voter ID card?
In case of a new Voter Card, you need to fill the Form 6. :
- Age of the candidate should be above 18years as on 01-01-2010.
- Two passport size photos
- Birth Certificate or any Date of Birth Proof like school/college certificate.
-In case any other changes need to be made to the Voters list Form 8 should be filled.
Online Process:
- Main site www.ceoandhra.nic.in -> e-Registration.
- Link for online registration : http://ceo.ap.gov.in/eregistration/default.asp
One of the experiences by SaiRakesh :
“I got my voter id card by applying through online Last year(Feb2009). I have registered in the site. It took me hardly 5 mins . I just uploaded my photo from Sparsh (Infosys Id card).The size of photo should not exceed the given limit. I got verification call within 10 days. It took nearly 30 days for whole process.”
Offline Process:
You can download the Forms from www.eci.nic.in or http://www.ceoandhra.nic.in/
Where do I submit/submit the forms?
· If your residence comes under GHMC you can collect and submit the Forms 6,7,8 and 8a at Deputy Commissioner’s Office ( Municipal Office) or Post Offices or Drop Boxes provided at any of the Malls or Petrol Bunks.
Address of all Municipalities(GHMC):
http://www.ghmc.gov.in/mch/keycontacts.asp?status=12
For more Info On GHMC:
http://www.ghmc.gov.in/index.asp
· If your residence does not come under GHMC you can collect and submit the Forms 6,7,8 and 8a at District’s Sub Collector’s Office or Electoral Registration Officer or Assistant Electoral Registration Officer.
- On 05-06-2010, 06-06-2010, 11-06-2010, 12-06-2010 you can collect/submit the Forms from selected Voter Registration Centers.
- Registration forms submitted in bulk will not be accepted.
- Forms 6,7,8 and 8a should be submitted personally.
- The Forms of individuals belonging to a family can be submitted by a member of that Family.
- The Forms can be submitted in person or by post to the Electoral Registration Officer or the Assistant Electoral Registration Officer at the mentioned centers from 28-05-2010 – 12-06-2010 on all working days between 10.30 am to 5.00 pm.
- To view the Voters list or for any other help you can approach the Electoral Registration Officer or the Assistant Electoral Registration Officer.
Toll Free contact no. 1100
Tax Evasions and BIG Fishes
"Why is it that when the government loses a tax return, it is considered a mistake, but when you lose a receipt, it is considered tax evasion? "
- An friend of mine who is now a business man innocently questioned me once. I could only smile back then.
Jokes apart,Now that I think of this, and understand the major problems that the Government is facing due to tax evasions, I feel not a single case should be dismissed.We can not really deny the fact that, "The government deficit is the difference between the amount of money the government spends and the amount it has the nerve to collect".
With this point in mind, we directed our RTI guns towards the tax evasions this time. The whole episode and the results made us speechless for witnessing the level of corruption/negligence or what so ever, in the society. Providing the complete details right below to our group.
Event : Checking Tax Dues and Taking Necessary Actions.
Date : MAY
Area : Anajpur and UmarKhan Daira Villages, Hayat Nagar Mandal, Rangareddy District
Purpose : To understand how many people are evading taxes each year and to get them pay the taxes without fail
Actions Taken :
Have filed RTI to the Village Panchayat Kendra to retrieve the list of people who has a due of more than 20,00 taxes
Additional Information : The RTIs filed, response from village panchayat, complaints raised and Model applications are uploaded here.
We request all of you to go through the sample RTI(attached both Telugu and English) and save it for the benefit of your own area. Right amount of taxes paid on right time to the government may help the leaders to bring the changes that we all want to see. As a responsible citizen, your duty does not end up just by paying taxes , but by ensuring that the society around you is following the right path. Please take part in it.
Please join us in these activities and let us all work for the betterment of society that we all dream of, every minute and every day.
Regards,
Loksatta Saroor Nagar CHC
The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison wall .
- An friend of mine who is now a business man innocently questioned me once. I could only smile back then.
Jokes apart,Now that I think of this, and understand the major problems that the Government is facing due to tax evasions, I feel not a single case should be dismissed.We can not really deny the fact that, "The government deficit is the difference between the amount of money the government spends and the amount it has the nerve to collect".
With this point in mind, we directed our RTI guns towards the tax evasions this time. The whole episode and the results made us speechless for witnessing the level of corruption/negligence or what so ever, in the society. Providing the complete details right below to our group.
Event : Checking Tax Dues and Taking Necessary Actions.
Date : MAY
Area : Anajpur and UmarKhan Daira Villages, Hayat Nagar Mandal, Rangareddy District
Purpose : To understand how many people are evading taxes each year and to get them pay the taxes without fail
Actions Taken :
Have filed RTI to the Village Panchayat Kendra to retrieve the list of people who has a due of more than 20,00 taxes
- Received the list and carefully analyzed the data.
- Gathered from the analyzed statistics that one of the company has a due of total of 10,00,000 (10 lakhs) worth taxes to above Gram Panchayats.
- Filed a complaint to take necessary actions against the responsible people.
Additional Information : The RTIs filed, response from village panchayat, complaints raised and Model applications are uploaded here.
We request all of you to go through the sample RTI(attached both Telugu and English) and save it for the benefit of your own area. Right amount of taxes paid on right time to the government may help the leaders to bring the changes that we all want to see. As a responsible citizen, your duty does not end up just by paying taxes , but by ensuring that the society around you is following the right path. Please take part in it.
Please join us in these activities and let us all work for the betterment of society that we all dream of, every minute and every day.
Regards,
Loksatta Saroor Nagar CHC
The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison wall .
Gas cylinder refillment -RTI Success story
One more achievement of Loksatta Saroor Nagar CHC to make all of us proud and to make all of us believe in the power of RTI.
Issue : We have got complaints that Gas agency dealer is sending the refillment request back saying that there should be a minimum gap of 21 days for the refillment which is actually not true.
What do the rules say : Rules say that refillment can be done immediately after 48 hours and it should be delivered to you within 24 hours. Any delays in this regard are legally questionable.
What have we done :We have raised a Complaint and filed RTI against the gas agency in Saroor Nagar area, which is not delivering the cylinders on time and thus causing issues to the people in the locality. It is also brought to our notice that they are illegally sending those cylinders to restauernts, hotels near by and gaining profit through it.
Actions taken :
Fight back when you face such situations. We are here to help. Please join us for a corruption free, 'developed' India.
All files have been uploaded here
Issue : We have got complaints that Gas agency dealer is sending the refillment request back saying that there should be a minimum gap of 21 days for the refillment which is actually not true.
What do the rules say : Rules say that refillment can be done immediately after 48 hours and it should be delivered to you within 24 hours. Any delays in this regard are legally questionable.
What have we done :We have raised a Complaint and filed RTI against the gas agency in Saroor Nagar area, which is not delivering the cylinders on time and thus causing issues to the people in the locality. It is also brought to our notice that they are illegally sending those cylinders to restauernts, hotels near by and gaining profit through it.
Actions taken :
- Complaint filed, has been addressed.
- The gas agency has lost the permission to supply the cylinders. It has been closed now, as per the news in Sakshi.
Fight back when you face such situations. We are here to help. Please join us for a corruption free, 'developed' India.
All files have been uploaded here
MGBS-Bus stand activity -Update
After all our efforts, it is only the results that keep us going.At the end of a tired day at work, it is only a fight won against the evil forces, that can bring a smile back on our face.
Remember the mail we have sent to you few days back regarding the work we have done in bus stations to get all the shops registered ?We are amused to see the results today.
Remember the mail we have sent to you few days back regarding the work we have done in bus stations to get all the shops registered ?We are amused to see the results today.
RTI's on unclogging of Hussain Sagar Surplus nala
Dear All,
As monsoon season is nearing in couple of months, Hyderabadis may have to face the drainage related issues yet. There could be adverse affect with nalas which are going to inundate/flood the low lying areas. Spells of heavy rain can lead to huge quantities of water being discharged from the lake. This, in turn, will inundate at least 15 slums, bastis and even colonies which are downstream of the Hussainsagar.
Event : Monitoring cleaning/unclogging of Nalas and creating awareness among nearby residents
Date proposed as per the current plan : JULY
Nalas under interest : Hussain Sagar Surplus nals
Purpose : To clean/unclog the nalas to allow free flow of drainage water which is currently not happening due to lot of sloid sewage/garbage in these nalas.
Issues that we see currently :
The final solution for this issue is remodelling and widening of nalas which has been taken up by GHMC few years ago as per Kirloskar recommendations .However, they couldn't make much progress on this due to thousands of encroachments and political interventions.GHMC couldn't use the funds allocated by central government due to this encroachments and this work is pending for years.
Hence, they have come up with a temporary plan.i.e.cleaning/unclogging of nalas to allow free flow, in which we are taking part.
Action Plan :
Team confirmed as of now : Azeez, Pradeep. Praveen, Subbu
Please let us know if you would like to be a part of this activity. Kindly confirm your registration. We will keep you all updated on this event.(Mail us on abdulazeez1984@gmail.com)
Please join us(loksattasanjeevani@googlegroups.com) in these activities and let us all work for the betterment of society that we all dream of, every minute and every day.
Regards,
Loksatta Sanjeevani
If you damn a river it stagnates. Running water is beautiful water. So be a channel.
As monsoon season is nearing in couple of months, Hyderabadis may have to face the drainage related issues yet. There could be adverse affect with nalas which are going to inundate/flood the low lying areas. Spells of heavy rain can lead to huge quantities of water being discharged from the lake. This, in turn, will inundate at least 15 slums, bastis and even colonies which are downstream of the Hussainsagar.
Event : Monitoring cleaning/unclogging of Nalas and creating awareness among nearby residents
Date proposed as per the current plan : JULY
Nalas under interest : Hussain Sagar Surplus nals
Purpose : To clean/unclog the nalas to allow free flow of drainage water which is currently not happening due to lot of sloid sewage/garbage in these nalas.
Issues that we see currently :
- Contractors - Not taking the responsibility of completing the work properly.
- Wastage of public money : There are crores of rupees being spent by the govt' to clear these nalas every year. and yet, no proper action is being taken. It goes without saying that 'our' own money is wasted in this total sequence.
- People of abutting apartments - There are some apartments abutting nala who throw their garbage directly into these nalas without any second thought !
- Garbage collection Timings : People are not aware of the timings of the garbage collection and with this excuse ever ready, they are conveniently throwing the garbage into nalas right through their window.
The final solution for this issue is remodelling and widening of nalas which has been taken up by GHMC few years ago as per Kirloskar recommendations .However, they couldn't make much progress on this due to thousands of encroachments and political interventions.GHMC couldn't use the funds allocated by central government due to this encroachments and this work is pending for years.
Hence, they have come up with a temporary plan.i.e.cleaning/unclogging of nalas to allow free flow, in which we are taking part.
Action Plan :
- Creating awareness in local people with contractor details, frequency of the work, amount beind paid to them, affect of diseases like Malaria.
- Keeping them updated on garbage collection timings.
- Following up with GHMC officials on monitoring the work.
- Contractor details - Download
- Garbage Collection timings - Download
- Status on implementing Kirloskar recommendations - Download
Team confirmed as of now : Azeez, Pradeep. Praveen, Subbu
Please let us know if you would like to be a part of this activity. Kindly confirm your registration. We will keep you all updated on this event.(Mail us on abdulazeez1984@gmail.com)
Please join us(loksattasanjeevani@googlegroups.com) in these activities and let us all work for the betterment of society that we all dream of, every minute and every day.
Regards,
Loksatta Sanjeevani
If you damn a river it stagnates. Running water is beautiful water. So be a channel.
Success story of RTI - Raghavendra Infosys
Please find below the success story of Raghavendra, who fought with GHMC using RTI, since he was not getting yearly house tax. Please read till the end to know how he bacame successful in this regard. We appreciate Raghavendra for his efforts and his sincerity. If any of you are facing the same problem and looking for some help, please do write to us at : loksattasanjeevani@gmail.com or abdulazeez1984@gmail.com.
Presenting below, the complete details, in his own words .
I want to share my RTI success story which I filed to deputy commissioner GHMC regarding of not getting yearly house tax.
I raised a complaint to Deputy Commissioner GMHC on 2nd Aug 2008 stating that we are not getting yearly house tax and I am submitting required copies of registration papers of house and Please guide us so that we get house tax every year regularly.
I visited GMHC office literally 5-6 times before and after raising the complaint, there was no proper response from any official.
After I raised the complaint it got redirected to our area bill collector, The bill collector and the concerned tax inspector were in no mood to tell me the complete process involved in getting the tax.
If they tell us the proper procedure their importance will be gone and most importantly their alternate source of income will go for a toss may be main source of income.
They mention that document is not there this is not there and finally even after providing them all the require documents there is no progress.
At last I was able to know the reason for not getting tax, it is because our house number got deleted from their online data base.If I was ready to pay few hundreds my work would have been done in no time, they read my intention so my application was not moving forward.
This experience reminded me of serial Office Office(pankaj kapur starrer used to come in SAB TV) :).
Finally I got with busy with my own work and forgot the whole issue.
On 15th Mar 2010, I filed an RTI to Deputy Commissioner GMHC attaching the complaint I made on 2nd Aug 2008 requesting for the below information through registered post(it cost me 36 rs).
"Please send me the copies of documents regarding the actions taken by you on my complaint from the date of the complaint made"
A week later, the bill collector was at my door steps asking me sir why you have raised the complaint you would have called me once, I would have solved your problem. I told him I didn’t raise the complaint I just asked for the information he replied its more than a complaint for him now.
Later he requested me to cooperate and give him couple of days for the request to get completed.
Yesterday we received the documents by hand at our home related to the ID generation for paying the tax.
This time I didn’t even stepped out of my house, just filed an RTI that shows the power of RTI.
Couple of points to be noted:
Regards,
Raghav
Presenting below, the complete details, in his own words .
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Hi All,I want to share my RTI success story which I filed to deputy commissioner GHMC regarding of not getting yearly house tax.
I raised a complaint to Deputy Commissioner GMHC on 2nd Aug 2008 stating that we are not getting yearly house tax and I am submitting required copies of registration papers of house and Please guide us so that we get house tax every year regularly.
I visited GMHC office literally 5-6 times before and after raising the complaint, there was no proper response from any official.
After I raised the complaint it got redirected to our area bill collector, The bill collector and the concerned tax inspector were in no mood to tell me the complete process involved in getting the tax.
If they tell us the proper procedure their importance will be gone and most importantly their alternate source of income will go for a toss may be main source of income.
They mention that document is not there this is not there and finally even after providing them all the require documents there is no progress.
At last I was able to know the reason for not getting tax, it is because our house number got deleted from their online data base.If I was ready to pay few hundreds my work would have been done in no time, they read my intention so my application was not moving forward.
This experience reminded me of serial Office Office(pankaj kapur starrer used to come in SAB TV) :).
Finally I got with busy with my own work and forgot the whole issue.
On 15th Mar 2010, I filed an RTI to Deputy Commissioner GMHC attaching the complaint I made on 2nd Aug 2008 requesting for the below information through registered post(it cost me 36 rs).
"Please send me the copies of documents regarding the actions taken by you on my complaint from the date of the complaint made"
A week later, the bill collector was at my door steps asking me sir why you have raised the complaint you would have called me once, I would have solved your problem. I told him I didn’t raise the complaint I just asked for the information he replied its more than a complaint for him now.
Later he requested me to cooperate and give him couple of days for the request to get completed.
Yesterday we received the documents by hand at our home related to the ID generation for paying the tax.
This time I didn’t even stepped out of my house, just filed an RTI that shows the power of RTI.
Couple of points to be noted:
- If we are not getting proper response from any official let’s ask them to put the same on a paper and give it to us, we should not accept anything in oral.
- We can complain the same to higher authority still no response, file an RTI, RTI really Works.
Regards,
Raghav
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Thanks to Raghavendra again for providing the same RTI and also the complaint.
RTI on construction of harvesting pits in GHMC
Dear All,
Water sustains life.It is now our duty to sustain all sources of water. It is high time that we collectively address the problem of water shortage and make water conservation a global mission. In this regard,Understanding the raising importance of this activity, we, as a team, making sure that GHMC is implementing the WALTA(Water, land and Tree) act properly, which expects each house constructed in area more than 200 yards space, to have a harvesting pit. Complete details about the event, purpose, advantages below.
Event : Rain water harvesting, Construction of harvesting pits.
What is Rain Water Harvesting :Conservation of roof top rain water in urban housing complexes and institutional buildings having larger area and utilizing the same to augment ground water storage, existing wells, tube wells etc is known as rain water harvesting.
Purpose : To make sure that each house which is constructed in more than 200 yards area, contains a harvesting pit.
Current Issues :
This RTI has been filed to know the information of the amount paid and harvesting pits constructed in Himayath Nagar area. Along with this RTI, sample RTI has also been attached to make it easy for others to file in their respective area.
Please download RTI filed for Himayath Nagar Area and Model RTI here
Please join us in these activities and let us all work for the betterment of society that we all dream of, every minute and every day.
Regards,
Loksatta Sanjeevani
Striving for success without hardwork is like trying to harvest where you have not planted..!
Water sustains life.It is now our duty to sustain all sources of water. It is high time that we collectively address the problem of water shortage and make water conservation a global mission. In this regard,Understanding the raising importance of this activity, we, as a team, making sure that GHMC is implementing the WALTA(Water, land and Tree) act properly, which expects each house constructed in area more than 200 yards space, to have a harvesting pit. Complete details about the event, purpose, advantages below.
Event : Rain water harvesting, Construction of harvesting pits.
What is Rain Water Harvesting :Conservation of roof top rain water in urban housing complexes and institutional buildings having larger area and utilizing the same to augment ground water storage, existing wells, tube wells etc is known as rain water harvesting.
Purpose : To make sure that each house which is constructed in more than 200 yards area, contains a harvesting pit.
Current Issues :
- Ecological imbalance.
- Decline in levels of ground water in Hyderabad.
- Majority of people are not aware of WALTA Act.
- Even though GHMC is collecting the money, it is not being used for the construction of harvesting pits.
- 98% of rain water goes waste into drainage without entering into ground, as there are no harvesting pits.
- To meet over the increasing demand for water in urban area.
- To reduce the run off which is increasing the load on storm drains.
- To avoid the damage to roads by preventing erosion.
- To augment the ground water storage and to control decline of water level.
- To improve the quality of ground water .
- To reduce the soil erosion.
- Rain water can be used efficiently.
- To improve the quality of existing ground water through dilution. since rain water is bacteriologically safe and free from organic matters and is soft in nature.
- Utilization of taxes collected for the purpose of Harvesting pits
This RTI has been filed to know the information of the amount paid and harvesting pits constructed in Himayath Nagar area. Along with this RTI, sample RTI has also been attached to make it easy for others to file in their respective area.
Please download RTI filed for Himayath Nagar Area and Model RTI here
Please join us in these activities and let us all work for the betterment of society that we all dream of, every minute and every day.
Regards,
Loksatta Sanjeevani
Striving for success without hardwork is like trying to harvest where you have not planted..!
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