Text: Santoshi Pattem
Mr. Satish Kumar is a student who qualifies for a ST academic scholarship. He had not been receiving any money from the scholarship for the past 2 years and decided to get help. He approached Lok Satta Sanjeevani for advice and filed an RTI appeal to the ST scholarship office (RR District). 30 days after filing the initial appeal and not receiving any response, the Sanjeevani team filed another appeal to the appellant authority. After waiting for another 30 days, the team decided to pursue the matter with the Andhra Pradesh Information Commission and drafted an appeal for the same.
Before they could file that appeal, Mr. Satish received a call from the ST scholarship office asking him to visit them. They promised to send the 1st year’s scholarship amount within 5 days and the 2nd year’s scholarship in 30 days, as the file was pending with the treasury office. They requested him to withdraw his RTI appeal and provide the assurance in writing. Mr. Satish was very happy that he had received a response to his issue and thanked the Sanjeevani team in helping him with his matter. Sanjeevani considers this a partial success and will pursue this matter to the final conclusion - getting the full scholarship amount.
An important lesson from this case that Sanjeevani would like to share with all RTI applicants is this: never mention the phone number in the RTI application. Information conveyed over phone is effectively under wraps. Without the phone number, the responsible department or PIO will be compelled to provide their response in writing which could be used in pursuing the matter further.
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
RTI sessions by Sanjeevani
Text : Chamarthi Srinivasa Sai
There is wide spread misconception among a larger section of people of India that it requires bags of money in the form of corruption to get any work done from a Government Office. Now the time has come to change the prevailing misconception and also to guide the public, who have chosen the short cut way of corrupt practice to get their work done early and out of turn.
The Government of India has enacted the Right to Information Act, making it clear to the citizens of India that they no longer need to bear the inordinate delays in the Government/Public Offices and bear with all the decisions taken in offices under the guise of secrecy. According to the newly enacted Act, the Govt. has provided a right to know the reasons for delay and the fate of a paper in the office from time to time. It is obligatory on the part of any Govt./Public office to provide the information asked for to the citizens of India on demand without verifying by whom was the information asked and whether it is related to him. Any citizen of India has got a right to seek the information from any public office. To spread the essence of this Act to one and all "Loksatta Sanjeevani" has come forward.
AIM OF LOKSATTA SANJEEVINI:
It is already five years since the Act has come into force. It is rather doubtful to what extent the Act has succeeded in attaining the desired goals. The citizens are still tolerant to bear with the delays being caused in public offices and they have not risen to the level of questioning the officials for delays, which come to light by virtue of this Act. Now the basic aim of Loksatta Sanjeevani is to bring the people out of the stage of "sitting quiet and keep cursing that corruption in this country is increasing day by day in geometric progression". It also aims to create awareness on RTI Act and thereby make the people understand that solutions to many problems they come across in day to day life are in their own hands only.
Loksatta Sanjeevani strongly believes that when the people learn to question without being unduly patient for any solution to come, they can definitely form a foundation for a responsible, non-corrupt society where nepotism disappears automatically. Once corruption and nepotism are eliminated from the society, India will definitely race on the road of development and prosperity with jet speed.
As a part of awareness campaign, Loksatta Sanjeevani conducts regular Seminars.
INFORMATION BEING SUPPLIED IN THE SEMINARS:
In the Seminars, persons with complete knowledge on the Act are available. The aim and objectives of the Act and how it is useful to common individuals will be explained to the participants. Similarly, how to make an application for information, the details of officials to be contacted, who receives applications in public offices, the appellate officials and the formalities to be observed will be explained in detail. The limits of the Act, the limitations of information that can be sought and the steps to be taken in case of non-receipt of information will also be explained in detail. The problems faced, if any, will also be discussed and appropriate remedial action will be suggested. For the benefit of participants, a demonstration will be given.
Till now nearly 2000 students from different schools and colleges have attended these seminars. The participants have unanimously opined that the increasing trend in corruption is due to lack of transparency and lack of accountability in govt and public offices. Many students have also expressed that they are not fully aware of the details of the Act and requested for organizing more seminars of this kind.
Lakshmi, a student, during one of the seminars had informed that the officials are delaying the issuing of her caste certificate. She has come forward to convince her parents and get the certificate duly utilizing the provisions of this act without resorting to the traditional approach of bribing the official. Loksatta Sanjeevani appreciates Ms. Lakshmi and expects many more girls and boys to follow her. Even a journey of thousand miles must start with a single step. Such incidents really boost up the morale and make Loksatta Sanjeevani move forward with more vigor.
PROGRAMMES CONDUCTED, SO FAR:
So far, Sanjeevani has organized Seminars at the following colleges/public places for the benefit of students and others, who are interested in the Act.
Sri Indu Engineering College, Hyd.
Praagathi Degree College, Hyd.
Chaitanya Bharathi Engg. College, Hyd.
Anne Besant College, Hyd.
Vijetha Degree College, Hyd.
Vignanna Bharathi IT College, Hyd.
Ameerpet
St. Joseph Church, Hyd.
Visakhapatnam.
Sri B. Sambireddy has extended full cooperation in organizing the Seminars at Kukatpally. But for his commitment and dedicated work, these Seminars would not be so successful. He has meticulously planned to get the permissions from the colleges to organize the Seminars and mobilized the students and other participants and ensured the conduct of Seminars as per the schedule without any deviation.
For the Seminar organized by CBIT students, Mr. Abdul Azeez was invited to explain the provisions of RTI Act. The students have taken every care and interest to make the programmee a grand success to create awareness among the participants on the contents of RTI Act. Their efforts really need appreciation and Sanjeevani expects many more students from other colleges to follow their path in spreading the RTI Act to the nook and corner of our state and country.
FUTURE PLANS :
Sanjeevani has already trained some volunteers on this Act. It is now proposed to identify some more interested volunteers and train them on the Act to enable them to spread the Act.
Sanjeevani is now ready to depute their volunteers to give lectures on the contents of this Act. For this purpose, if any group comes forward to conduct a seminar with a feasible group of not less than 100 and communicate their intention to Sanjeevani, a date will be fixed preferably on Saturdays or Sundays with mutual consent, on which date the volunteers of Sanjeevani will be deputed to the Seminar, who will explain the Act and they will also be in a position to clarify any doubts.
If some volunteers come forward from any College/school/voluntary organization, Sanjeevani will be happy to give them training on this Act, so that they can, in turn, conduct Seminars and spread the contents of the Act to one and all.
There is wide spread misconception among a larger section of people of India that it requires bags of money in the form of corruption to get any work done from a Government Office. Now the time has come to change the prevailing misconception and also to guide the public, who have chosen the short cut way of corrupt practice to get their work done early and out of turn.
The Government of India has enacted the Right to Information Act, making it clear to the citizens of India that they no longer need to bear the inordinate delays in the Government/Public Offices and bear with all the decisions taken in offices under the guise of secrecy. According to the newly enacted Act, the Govt. has provided a right to know the reasons for delay and the fate of a paper in the office from time to time. It is obligatory on the part of any Govt./Public office to provide the information asked for to the citizens of India on demand without verifying by whom was the information asked and whether it is related to him. Any citizen of India has got a right to seek the information from any public office. To spread the essence of this Act to one and all "Loksatta Sanjeevani" has come forward.
AIM OF LOKSATTA SANJEEVINI:
It is already five years since the Act has come into force. It is rather doubtful to what extent the Act has succeeded in attaining the desired goals. The citizens are still tolerant to bear with the delays being caused in public offices and they have not risen to the level of questioning the officials for delays, which come to light by virtue of this Act. Now the basic aim of Loksatta Sanjeevani is to bring the people out of the stage of "sitting quiet and keep cursing that corruption in this country is increasing day by day in geometric progression". It also aims to create awareness on RTI Act and thereby make the people understand that solutions to many problems they come across in day to day life are in their own hands only.
Loksatta Sanjeevani strongly believes that when the people learn to question without being unduly patient for any solution to come, they can definitely form a foundation for a responsible, non-corrupt society where nepotism disappears automatically. Once corruption and nepotism are eliminated from the society, India will definitely race on the road of development and prosperity with jet speed.
As a part of awareness campaign, Loksatta Sanjeevani conducts regular Seminars.
INFORMATION BEING SUPPLIED IN THE SEMINARS:
In the Seminars, persons with complete knowledge on the Act are available. The aim and objectives of the Act and how it is useful to common individuals will be explained to the participants. Similarly, how to make an application for information, the details of officials to be contacted, who receives applications in public offices, the appellate officials and the formalities to be observed will be explained in detail. The limits of the Act, the limitations of information that can be sought and the steps to be taken in case of non-receipt of information will also be explained in detail. The problems faced, if any, will also be discussed and appropriate remedial action will be suggested. For the benefit of participants, a demonstration will be given.
Till now nearly 2000 students from different schools and colleges have attended these seminars. The participants have unanimously opined that the increasing trend in corruption is due to lack of transparency and lack of accountability in govt and public offices. Many students have also expressed that they are not fully aware of the details of the Act and requested for organizing more seminars of this kind.
Lakshmi, a student, during one of the seminars had informed that the officials are delaying the issuing of her caste certificate. She has come forward to convince her parents and get the certificate duly utilizing the provisions of this act without resorting to the traditional approach of bribing the official. Loksatta Sanjeevani appreciates Ms. Lakshmi and expects many more girls and boys to follow her. Even a journey of thousand miles must start with a single step. Such incidents really boost up the morale and make Loksatta Sanjeevani move forward with more vigor.
PROGRAMMES CONDUCTED, SO FAR:
So far, Sanjeevani has organized Seminars at the following colleges/public places for the benefit of students and others, who are interested in the Act.
Sri Indu Engineering College, Hyd.
Praagathi Degree College, Hyd.
Chaitanya Bharathi Engg. College, Hyd.
Anne Besant College, Hyd.
Vijetha Degree College, Hyd.
Vignanna Bharathi IT College, Hyd.
Ameerpet
St. Joseph Church, Hyd.
Visakhapatnam.
Sri B. Sambireddy has extended full cooperation in organizing the Seminars at Kukatpally. But for his commitment and dedicated work, these Seminars would not be so successful. He has meticulously planned to get the permissions from the colleges to organize the Seminars and mobilized the students and other participants and ensured the conduct of Seminars as per the schedule without any deviation.
For the Seminar organized by CBIT students, Mr. Abdul Azeez was invited to explain the provisions of RTI Act. The students have taken every care and interest to make the programmee a grand success to create awareness among the participants on the contents of RTI Act. Their efforts really need appreciation and Sanjeevani expects many more students from other colleges to follow their path in spreading the RTI Act to the nook and corner of our state and country.
FUTURE PLANS :
Sanjeevani has already trained some volunteers on this Act. It is now proposed to identify some more interested volunteers and train them on the Act to enable them to spread the Act.
Sanjeevani is now ready to depute their volunteers to give lectures on the contents of this Act. For this purpose, if any group comes forward to conduct a seminar with a feasible group of not less than 100 and communicate their intention to Sanjeevani, a date will be fixed preferably on Saturdays or Sundays with mutual consent, on which date the volunteers of Sanjeevani will be deputed to the Seminar, who will explain the Act and they will also be in a position to clarify any doubts.
If some volunteers come forward from any College/school/voluntary organization, Sanjeevani will be happy to give them training on this Act, so that they can, in turn, conduct Seminars and spread the contents of the Act to one and all.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Sanjeevani meets the future of Vizag!
Sanjeevani activists conducted a RTI awareness session in Vishakapatnam on March 6, 2011.
A group of bright and progressive minded youngsters from Vizag had been reading about the potential and successes of RTI on this blog. They contacted Sanjeevani with a request to conduct an awareness session for the benefit of similarly oriented students in Vizag. Once the team gladly agreed for the same, they - Ram Sasidhar, Sharma, Chaitanya, Ajit, Kiran and Prasad - organized and coordinated the whole event by themselves.
The focus of the session was on the power of RTI and how it can be used by all citizens. The 2 hour session was attended by 50 students of several educational institutions - St. Joseph College for Women, Gayatri Vidya Parishad, Gitam, Andhra University, Vignan, Al Ameer and Krishna college. There was also a brief discussion on electoral reforms necessary for corruption-free and crime-free politics. Sanjeevani activists, Abdul Azeez Shaik and Election Reddy, were impressed and energized by the level of interest and enthusiasm shown by the future leaders of Vizag. Overall, it should be said that the girls outshone the boys in participation. Some photographs from the event are below.
The Sanjeevani team wishes the youth of Vizag great success in using RTI and empowering others with this potent weapon. In the coming months, Sanjeevani will be expanding operations to serve more people in the districts. We are very excited about the upcoming projects and look forward to sharing the details with you.
A group of bright and progressive minded youngsters from Vizag had been reading about the potential and successes of RTI on this blog. They contacted Sanjeevani with a request to conduct an awareness session for the benefit of similarly oriented students in Vizag. Once the team gladly agreed for the same, they - Ram Sasidhar, Sharma, Chaitanya, Ajit, Kiran and Prasad - organized and coordinated the whole event by themselves.
The focus of the session was on the power of RTI and how it can be used by all citizens. The 2 hour session was attended by 50 students of several educational institutions - St. Joseph College for Women, Gayatri Vidya Parishad, Gitam, Andhra University, Vignan, Al Ameer and Krishna college. There was also a brief discussion on electoral reforms necessary for corruption-free and crime-free politics. Sanjeevani activists, Abdul Azeez Shaik and Election Reddy, were impressed and energized by the level of interest and enthusiasm shown by the future leaders of Vizag. Overall, it should be said that the girls outshone the boys in participation. Some photographs from the event are below.
The Sanjeevani team wishes the youth of Vizag great success in using RTI and empowering others with this potent weapon. In the coming months, Sanjeevani will be expanding operations to serve more people in the districts. We are very excited about the upcoming projects and look forward to sharing the details with you.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Applicants for the post of State Information Commissioners in APIC
We have filed a RTI to know the names of the applications who have applied for the post of State Information Commissioners in APIC. Please find below the reply from Govt of AP
Lets hope that the best will be selected.
NAMES OF THE APPLICANTS FOR THE POST OF STATE INFORMATION COMMISSIONERS IN A.P.INFORMATION COMMISSION
S.No | Name & Designation |
Smt. Asha .Murthy, IAS,(Retd.) | |
Sri K. Tuljanand Singh | |
Smt. V.N.L.Sailaja, | |
Sri M.Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy, | |
Sri G. Narendranath, IAS (Retd.) | |
Smt. Duvvuri .Sailendra, | |
Sri G.N.Rao, I.A.S. (Retd.) | |
Sri K. Sahadeva Reddy, | |
Sri Srinivas Madhav | |
Sri P. Sundara Kumar, IAS (Retd.) | |
Sri Madhav Vishnu Bhatta, | |
Sri G. Ramanarayana Reddy, IAS (Retd.) | |
Sri V. Gangadhar Rao, | |
Sri S. Sivaram, | |
Sri Ch. Narendra | |
Sri D. Chakra Pani, IAS | |
Sri C.Chandra sekhar | |
Sri K.Mangapathi Rao, IAS (Retd) | |
Sri S. Ramananda Swamy | |
Sri Varre Venkateshwarlu | |
Sri G. Gopi Krishna Chaithanya | |
Sri T.Sundara Ramaiah | |
Sri T. Suresh Kumar | |
Sri R.R.Girish Kumar, IPS(Retd) | |
Sri K.Shiva Prasad | |
Sri C.R.Gowri Shanker | |
Sri Kopalle Phani Kumar | |
Sri D.R.Garg, IAS | |
K.Kasinath | |
Sri M.Surya Naik (ST) | |
Sri Koneti Rangaiah | |
Sri Nadimpally Seetha Rama Raju | |
Sri Kadempalli Venugopal | |
Sri Kommineni Vikas | |
Sri K.Surya | |
Sri Nune Srinivasa Rao | |
Sri V.Raghunath Rao | |
Sri Prem Prakash Jauhari | |
Sri Chava Srinivas | |
Sri P.Dattaram Khatri | |
Sri P.R.Subas Chandran | |
Sri P.Vijaya Babu | |
Sri V.R.K.Mohan Rao, IPS | |
Sri Prasanna Kumar . S | |
Sri A.M.Lakshmi Narasimha Rao | |
Sri N.P.Ramakrishna Reddy | |
Prof. P.L.Vishweshwar Rao | |
Sri M.Maruti Prasad | |
Sri K.V.Kishan Rao | |
Sri Suresh Kumar. A | |
B. Rama krishnam Raju | |
Sri Muppalla Subba Rao | |
Sri Prasannakumar Reddy. Somu. | |
Sri M.Shabbir Ahmed | |
Mrs.Mahpara Ali | |
M.Bhaskar, IPS | |
Sri Kandregula Venkataramana | |
Karthik Chandra | |
Sri K.S.Rao, IFS (Retd.) | |
Dr.V.Rukmini Rao | |
Dr.R.Akhileshwari | |
Sri Mandadi Chalapati Rao | |
Sri Sanyasi Rao | |
Sri Komireddy Ramulu, | |
Sri T.J.P.S.Vardhan | |
Sri Kalluru Harinadha Reddy | |
Sri A.R.Reddy, IRS | |
Sri S.Prabhakar Reddy, IPS (Retd.) | |
Dr.B.Madhusudhan Reddy |
Lets hope that the best will be selected.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Permanent Lok Adalats for Alternate Resolution of Disputes in Public Utility Services
This article was researched and written by Chandrakanth R. Terupally and edited by Santoshi Pattem.
While RTI lays bare the abuse of resources, Permanent Lok Adalats can utilize this information to obtain speedy justice to those who are denied their rightful share. Permanent Lok Adalat services, which promise a cost-free dispute resolution within two months, have great potential for being used along with RTI to bring to book the wrongdoers committing ill practices in public utility services.
The concept of Lok Adalat, literally people’s court, is as old as our culture itself. ‘Nyayapanch’ used to be a people’s body for dispute settlement before the advent of courts. Lok Adalat institutionalizes the traditional Nyayapanch by providing a platform for friendly dispute settlement as an alternate option to courts. Focusing on speedy and no-cost delivery of justice without the formalities of court and legalities, Lok Adalats have proven to be very effective alternative to courts ever since their inception in 1986.
Wide acceptance of Lok Adalats encouraged the law ministry to bring about certain amendments that reinforced the alternate redressal mechanism. In 2002 Legal Services Authorities Act (1987) was revised to establish Permanent Lok Adalats for hearing grievances involving public utility services (PUS). A PUS is any organization that maintains infrastructure for public service, for example, a transport service meant for passengers/goods, a postal/telegraph/telephone service, a power/water supply board, a system of public conservancy/sanitation, a hospital/dispensary, banking/financial institutions or an insurance service. Concerning these any dispute related to deficiency of service, claims of compensation, recovery of money, etc. can be settled by PLAs.
Permanent Lok Adalat consists of a working judicial officer and two members from a government appointed panel of subject experts with good experience in public utility services. An application has to be made to the Permanent Lok Adalat (PLA) by a disputing party. The precondition is that the dispute should not have been taken to any other court previously. Once an application is made to a PLA, neither party can opt for a court for the same dispute. There is no application or court fee for dispute settlement by a PLA. The four reasons - guaranteed settlement, fast pace of proceedings, zero court fee and unchallengeable justice make PLAs indispensably attractive to people and a preferred option to courts. Individuals (or a group of individuals) in dispute can optionally engage an advocate arguing on their behalf. An award is made either on merit or as a settlement. The award is transmitted to a local civil court, which executes the award as final and compulsory on all parties without any scope for an appeal. This is in contrast to regular Lok Adalats where either party can resort to a civil court for an appeal when no compromise is reached. Permanent Lok Adalats meet this serious shortcoming of Lok Adalats, in which the entire process becomes fruitless when one party refuses to a compromise formula.
PLAs have jurisdiction over all matters except those involving criminal offences (that justify a jail-term) or those with value of property in dispute exceeding 10 lakhs. Territorial jurisdiction is limited to the respective district a PLA functions in. Every case is settled as fast as possible usually within 60 days from the date of application. In its first year of operation (since June 2007), Permanent Lok Adalat, Hyderabad received 10,123 cases of which 3095 were settled, awarding compensations worth 6.7 crores.
Permanent Lok Adalats for Public Utility Services were first established in Andhra Pradesh in March 2007. Six Permanent Lok Adalats have been set up at Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Kadapa, Chittoor, Guntur, Visakhapatnam. Nine more are in the process of establishment and all 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh, in course of time, will have Permanent Lok Adalats for public utility services.
While RTI lays bare the abuse of resources, Permanent Lok Adalats can utilize this information to obtain speedy justice to those who are denied their rightful share. Permanent Lok Adalat services, which promise a cost-free dispute resolution within two months, have great potential for being used along with RTI to bring to book the wrongdoers committing ill practices in public utility services.
The concept of Lok Adalat, literally people’s court, is as old as our culture itself. ‘Nyayapanch’ used to be a people’s body for dispute settlement before the advent of courts. Lok Adalat institutionalizes the traditional Nyayapanch by providing a platform for friendly dispute settlement as an alternate option to courts. Focusing on speedy and no-cost delivery of justice without the formalities of court and legalities, Lok Adalats have proven to be very effective alternative to courts ever since their inception in 1986.
Wide acceptance of Lok Adalats encouraged the law ministry to bring about certain amendments that reinforced the alternate redressal mechanism. In 2002 Legal Services Authorities Act (1987) was revised to establish Permanent Lok Adalats for hearing grievances involving public utility services (PUS). A PUS is any organization that maintains infrastructure for public service, for example, a transport service meant for passengers/goods, a postal/telegraph/telephone service, a power/water supply board, a system of public conservancy/sanitation, a hospital/dispensary, banking/financial institutions or an insurance service. Concerning these any dispute related to deficiency of service, claims of compensation, recovery of money, etc. can be settled by PLAs.
Permanent Lok Adalat consists of a working judicial officer and two members from a government appointed panel of subject experts with good experience in public utility services. An application has to be made to the Permanent Lok Adalat (PLA) by a disputing party. The precondition is that the dispute should not have been taken to any other court previously. Once an application is made to a PLA, neither party can opt for a court for the same dispute. There is no application or court fee for dispute settlement by a PLA. The four reasons - guaranteed settlement, fast pace of proceedings, zero court fee and unchallengeable justice make PLAs indispensably attractive to people and a preferred option to courts. Individuals (or a group of individuals) in dispute can optionally engage an advocate arguing on their behalf. An award is made either on merit or as a settlement. The award is transmitted to a local civil court, which executes the award as final and compulsory on all parties without any scope for an appeal. This is in contrast to regular Lok Adalats where either party can resort to a civil court for an appeal when no compromise is reached. Permanent Lok Adalats meet this serious shortcoming of Lok Adalats, in which the entire process becomes fruitless when one party refuses to a compromise formula.
PLAs have jurisdiction over all matters except those involving criminal offences (that justify a jail-term) or those with value of property in dispute exceeding 10 lakhs. Territorial jurisdiction is limited to the respective district a PLA functions in. Every case is settled as fast as possible usually within 60 days from the date of application. In its first year of operation (since June 2007), Permanent Lok Adalat, Hyderabad received 10,123 cases of which 3095 were settled, awarding compensations worth 6.7 crores.
Permanent Lok Adalats for Public Utility Services were first established in Andhra Pradesh in March 2007. Six Permanent Lok Adalats have been set up at Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Kadapa, Chittoor, Guntur, Visakhapatnam. Nine more are in the process of establishment and all 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh, in course of time, will have Permanent Lok Adalats for public utility services.
Friday, February 25, 2011
" ఎ.పి.ఎస్.ఆర్.టి.సి " పై - స.హ చట్టం ఆధారంగా దరఖాస్తులు - ప్రతిస్పందనలు
ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ రాష్ట్రంలో అత్యధిక ప్రజానీకం ఉపయోగించే ప్రయాణ మాధ్యమం " ఎ.పి.ఎస్.ఆర్.టి.సీ ". ప్రతి నిత్యం మనం సంస్థ పని తీరుని విమర్శించే వారినీ, తప్పని సరి పరిస్థితుల్లో, అసంతృప్తితో వారి సేవలను వాడుకునే వారినీ, చూస్తూనే ఉంటాము. అయితే, సంస్థ పని తీరును ప్రశ్నించే అవకాశం మనకే వస్తే ? మన సలహాలనూ, సూచనలనూ అందజేస్తూ, సవాళ్ళకు సరైన సమాధానం అందివమ్మని అడగగల హక్కులు మన చేతిలో ఉంటే?
ఆర్.టి.ఐ (సమాచార హక్కు చట్టం) ఆధారంగా ఈ విషయంలో చేయబడిన కృషికి, " సత్య విశ్వేశ్వర రావు" గారు అందించిన అక్షర రూపం, మీ అందరి కోసం :
సమస్య ఏమిటి?
సంవత్సరాలుగా ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ రాష్ట్ర రోడ్డు రవాణా సంస్థ లో పెరుగుతున్న సమస్యల కారణంగా ప్రయాణీకులకు వివిధ రకాలైన సమస్యలు ఎదురౌతున్నాయి. ఇందులో ప్రధానమైన సమస్యలు ఏమిటంటే, ప్రయాణ ప్రాంగణాలలో బస్సు రూట్ల గురించి, బస్సు వేళల గురించి సమాచారం లేకపోవడం, బస్సులకు కనీస ధారుడ్య ప్రమాణాలు
(ఫిట్నెస్ సర్టిఫికేట్ ) లేకపోవడం, సంస్థ సిబ్బంది కి గుర్తింపు కార్డులు లేకపోవడం, బస్సులలో పరిశుభ్రత లేమి మొదలైనవి.
ఆర్.టి.ఐ (సమాచార హక్కు చట్టం) ఆధారంగా ఈ విషయంలో చేయబడిన కృషికి, " సత్య విశ్వేశ్వర రావు" గారు అందించిన అక్షర రూపం, మీ అందరి కోసం :
సమస్య ఏమిటి?
సంవత్సరాలుగా ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ రాష్ట్ర రోడ్డు రవాణా సంస్థ లో పెరుగుతున్న సమస్యల కారణంగా ప్రయాణీకులకు వివిధ రకాలైన సమస్యలు ఎదురౌతున్నాయి. ఇందులో ప్రధానమైన సమస్యలు ఏమిటంటే, ప్రయాణ ప్రాంగణాలలో బస్సు రూట్ల గురించి, బస్సు వేళల గురించి సమాచారం లేకపోవడం, బస్సులకు కనీస ధారుడ్య ప్రమాణాలు
(ఫిట్నెస్ సర్టిఫికేట్ ) లేకపోవడం, సంస్థ సిబ్బంది కి గుర్తింపు కార్డులు లేకపోవడం, బస్సులలో పరిశుభ్రత లేమి మొదలైనవి.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Please join the human chain to condemn the act against JP at assembly
Dear All,
To condemn the most inhuman act that has happened in the assembly premises, we, who believe that democracy has to be alive in this country , all planning to form a human chain at NTR gardens, at 9 AM tomorrow morning.
This is non-political and a very silent protest against the yesterday's act.
Please do join us and let them hear our voices roar.
Regards,
Loksatta Sanjeevani Team
To condemn the most inhuman act that has happened in the assembly premises, we, who believe that democracy has to be alive in this country , all planning to form a human chain at NTR gardens, at 9 AM tomorrow morning.
This is non-political and a very silent protest against the yesterday's act.
Please do join us and let them hear our voices roar.
Regards,
Loksatta Sanjeevani Team
this blow to JP we must remember
Remember,
this blow to JP
we must remember.
This insult to honesty
this mockery of democracy
we must remember.
This attack of the cowardly
their sneer for the one man army
we must remember.
The fury we feel this day, we must save in the deep
showing the Satta one day
of the army behind the one man, is the revenge we must reap
only then must we breathe easy, look for rest, think of sleep.
We must remember,
aah! this blow to JP
we must remember
- Sundeep Pattem
జేపీకి తగిలిన దెబ్బ గుర్తుంచుకోవాలె
*** నిన్నటి అసెంబ్లీ ఆవరణలో అత్యంత హేయమైన చర్యగా అభివర్ణించదగ్గ సంఘటనకు, మన లాంటి ఎందరిలోనో పోటెత్తిన ఆవేశం, సందీప్ కలంలో నుండి, దుఖాఃశ్రువులుగా, ఇలా...*****
రచన: సందీప్ పట్టెం
గుర్తుంచుకోవాలె
జేపీకి తగిలిన దెబ్బ
మనం గుర్తుంచుకోవాలె
నిజాయితీకి జరిగిన అవమానం
ప్రజా స్వామ్యాన్ని చేసిన అపహాస్యం
గుర్తుంచుకోవాలె
పిరికిపందల ముసుగుచాటు దాడిని
వన్ మ్యాన్ ఆర్మీ అంటూ చేసిన ఎగతాళిని
గుర్తుంచుకోవాలె
ఈ రోజు వచ్చిన ఆవేశం దాచుకోవాలె
ఒక రోజు ఆ వన్ మ్యాన్ ఎన్కున్న ఆర్మీ సత్తా చూపెట్టాలని పగవట్టాలె
అట్లయినంకనే కసి తీరాలె, విశ్రాంతి కోరాలె, నిద్ర పోవాలె
గుర్తుంచుకోవాలె
అబ్బా! జేపీకి తగిలిన దెబ్బ
మనం గుర్తుంచుకోవాలె
రచన: సందీప్ పట్టెం
Friday, February 4, 2011
RTI helps students get long due reimbursement money from ANGRAU
Mr. Maddali Nageswar Rao is a lecturer at Chaitanya Jr. College, Chilakaluripet, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. In 2009, his niece, Ms. Bindu, had paid Rs. 8000 as counseling fees at Acharya A. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad, but decided to withdraw the next day. However, she did not receive a reimbursement even by October 2010. At that point, he filed a RTI appeal with the advice and help of Sanjeevani’s Abdul Azeez . Following this, the Registrar directed the Associate dean to reimburse the whole amount to not only Ms. Bindu but also another student, Mr. P. Ravi Kiran, who was in the same situation as her.
See below fold for photocopies of the reimbursement order.
See below fold for photocopies of the reimbursement order.
Friday, January 21, 2011
లోక్ సత్తా టైమ్స్ పత్రికలో " సంజీవని - సెక్షన్ 4(1)(బి) "
సెక్షన్ 4(1)(బి) మీద సంజీవని మ్రోగించిన యుద్ధ భేరి తాలూకు వివరాలను, లోక్ సత్తా టైమ్స్ పక్ష పత్రిక, తన జనవరి సంచికలో ( 23, 24 పేజీల్లో) ప్రచురించింది.
దాని లంకె, ఇదుగో ఈ కింద :
http://www.loksatta.org/cms/documents/lstimes/2011jan1.pdf
దాని లంకె, ఇదుగో ఈ కింద :
http://www.loksatta.org/cms/documents/lstimes/2011jan1.pdf
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
సమాచార హక్కు చట్టంతో సామాన్యుని విజయం
సంజీవని చేపడుతున్న కార్యక్రమాల ద్వారా సమాచార హక్కు చట్టం యొక్క ఆవశ్యకతను తెలుసుకున్న ప్రజలు వారి అనుభవాలను తెలియజేస్తూ, మాకు పంపే లేఖలు, సంక్షిప్త సమాచారాలు చదువుతుంటే మా కార్యకర్తల శ్రమకి చక్కని ప్రతిఫలమే దొరుకుతూందనిపిస్తుంది. అంతకన్నా ముఖ్యంగా, ప్రజలకు ఈ చట్టం ద్వారా కలిగే ఈ ఉపశమనమే, సంజీవని బృందానికంతటికీ నిజమైన స్ఫూర్తి.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Azeez and Sanjeevani featured in Eenadu article
Dear friends,
Being a part of Sanjeevani makes most of us feel special about ourselves.Abdul Azeez, the core team member of Loksatta Sanjeevani, says the same thing, as he is featured in a short article in A.P's leading news paper, Eenadu, on 17 - Jan - 2011.
Taking examples of people from different professional back grounds, this article appreacites all of them for their dedication and determination in taking time off their busy lives to serve the society in a great way.
"Sanjeevani made me realize that my dreams can come true. A lot of like minded people, working for a noble cause, will never fail. We will prove it very soon.
I feel honoured to be a part of this article, along with such great dedicated volunteers. I extend my thanks to the Sanjeevani team, and everybody who is supporting us in this journey.", Abdul explains.
Congratulations, Abdul Azeez!!
Let us wish him and our very own Sanjeevani all the very best.
Regards,
Loksatta Sanjeevani Team
Being a part of Sanjeevani makes most of us feel special about ourselves.Abdul Azeez, the core team member of Loksatta Sanjeevani, says the same thing, as he is featured in a short article in A.P's leading news paper, Eenadu, on 17 - Jan - 2011.
Taking examples of people from different professional back grounds, this article appreacites all of them for their dedication and determination in taking time off their busy lives to serve the society in a great way."Sanjeevani made me realize that my dreams can come true. A lot of like minded people, working for a noble cause, will never fail. We will prove it very soon.
I feel honoured to be a part of this article, along with such great dedicated volunteers. I extend my thanks to the Sanjeevani team, and everybody who is supporting us in this journey.", Abdul explains.
Congratulations, Abdul Azeez!!
Let us wish him and our very own Sanjeevani all the very best.
Regards,
Loksatta Sanjeevani Team
Monday, January 17, 2011
RTI helps a student to obtain fee reimbursement money
This is yet another story where RTI has helped a student to obtain fee reimbursement money which was held up due to negligence in a government office. Sanjeevani hopes that people who read these success stories get inspired and start filing complaints to resolve their issues instead of waiting endlessly or bribing someone at government offices. Complete details below the fold.
Gas refilling issues - Knowledge of RTI resolves them
We received the following testimonial to the power and effectiveness of RTI from citizens who discovered RTI via Sanjeevani’s campaigns. Our activists are thrilled that their efforts to take RTI to the people are bearing fruit. Even more, they are genuinely happy to hear of the concrete ways in which it has provided relief to common citizens.
Yes, RTI really works. Imagine the day when citizens will commonly use RTI, as a matter of fact. Like posting a letter. Like sending email. We believe that such a day is not far away.
Yes, RTI really works. Imagine the day when citizens will commonly use RTI, as a matter of fact. Like posting a letter. Like sending email. We believe that such a day is not far away.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
500 RTI campaign - The Chief Information Commissioner responds
Dear Friends of Sanjeevani,
As most of you are already aware, following the mega event , the Sanjeevani team had met with the Chief Information Commissioner (AP), Mr. Jannat Hussain, to brief him about the results of our campaign on Section 4(1)(b). The team requested him to take the necessary action for ensuring compliance of the defaulting departments.
On 11-Jan-2011, Sanjeevani received an update that our findings and demands have been forwarded to the 'Special Chief Secretary to Government' for further actions. This is indeed fantastic news for all of us - to know that our voice is being heard and progress is being made. We will keep you all posted on further developments. A copy of the response is below the fold, for your reference.
Regards,
Sanjeevani Team
As most of you are already aware, following the mega event , the Sanjeevani team had met with the Chief Information Commissioner (AP), Mr. Jannat Hussain, to brief him about the results of our campaign on Section 4(1)(b). The team requested him to take the necessary action for ensuring compliance of the defaulting departments.
On 11-Jan-2011, Sanjeevani received an update that our findings and demands have been forwarded to the 'Special Chief Secretary to Government' for further actions. This is indeed fantastic news for all of us - to know that our voice is being heard and progress is being made. We will keep you all posted on further developments. A copy of the response is below the fold, for your reference.
Regards,
Sanjeevani Team
Monday, January 10, 2011
@Sri Indu College of Engineering and Technology - RTI Session
On January 6th, 2011, Sanjeevani conducted a RTI awareness session at Sri Indu College of Engineering and Technology, Ibrahimpatnam, Hyderabad. The college management organized the session and invited Sanjeevani activists, Ganji Srinivas Rao and Abdul Azeez Shaik, to present. It was attended by an audience of over 300, comprising of both students and teachers.
The interactive session was a success, with students showing a keen interest in what RTI is and how it can be used. Amazingly enough, the students sat through the whole session of 90 minutes of their own accord and half of them stayed on even after it was announced that the college bus was leaving! About 30 of them stayed back after the session to interact further with Sanjeevani activists. It was pleasantly surprising for the activists to see the level of interest and awareness among the young generation. Photos from the event under the fold.
The interactive session was a success, with students showing a keen interest in what RTI is and how it can be used. Amazingly enough, the students sat through the whole session of 90 minutes of their own accord and half of them stayed on even after it was announced that the college bus was leaving! About 30 of them stayed back after the session to interact further with Sanjeevani activists. It was pleasantly surprising for the activists to see the level of interest and awareness among the young generation. Photos from the event under the fold.
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