YAISHWARYAJ opens Vishnu Datt Mishra Memorial RTI Lifetime achievement award, RTI Ratna Award & RTI bravery awards 2016.

Ref. No: 20150510-PR-VDMMRRS/YSS/2015-16
Date :10th May 2015

YAISHWARYAJ Seva Sansthan is a Lucknow based registered society
(Registration No. 1074-2011-2012) with its camp office at 101,Narayan
Tower,Opposite F Block Idgah ,Rajajipuram , Lucknow-226017,Uttar
Pradesh,India. The organization is actively involved in raising and
solving Youth-awakening , Agricultural , Industrial & unorganized
sector-child-labor ,Social , Health , Women-empowerment ,
Atmosphere-conservation , Rehabilitation , Yoga-awakening,
Anti-Corruption & Judicial Issues with the People ,for the People,
Forever.


In the meeting of managing committee of YAISHWARYAJ dated 09-05-2015,
It has been decided to seek nominations for 'Vishnu Datt Mishra
Memorial RTI Ratna Award 2016'. These awards shall be given to the RTI
users who have rendered exemplary contribution towards empowering the
transparency regime in India through effective uses of 'RTI act
2005'. The winners shall be decided from amongst the nominees by a
jury of three members of YAISHWARYAJ Seva Sansthan, whose names shall
be decided by the managing committee of the society.

Award shall carry Certificate, trophy and cash prize ( Cheque ). We
shall reward winner of first prize of RTI Ratna with a cash prize (
Cheque ) of Rs. 3000/- ( Rupees three thousands only ), winner of
Second prize of RTI Ratna with a cash prize ( Cheque ) of Rs. 2000/- (
Rupees two thousands only ), winner of third prize of RTI Ratna with a
cash prize ( Cheque ) of Rs. 1000/- ( Rupees one thousands only ). We
shall reimburse to & fro actual sleeper class train/ ordinary bus fare
to the three winners of RTI Ratna awards by cheque on production of
original one way ticket of journey to lucknow. No
taxi/rikshaw/autoriksha /local travel charges shall be reimbursed.

RTI users, desirous of applying, may send their nomination on plain
paper providing basic details like name, father's/ mother's name,
date of birth, postal address with pin code, mobile no., e-mail id,
any other contact details, details of contribution to the society
through use of RTI and signature of applicant attaching thereby ID
proof and photocopies of RTIs & related news-clips by post at 456,
Bari Baman Puri, Bareilly,Uttar Pradesh, India, Pin Code-243003 or
through e-mail at rtimahilamanchup@gmail.com mentioning "Application
for Vishnu Datt Mishra Memorial RTI Ratna Award 2016" in subject head.
All previous winners of RTI Ratna awards are not eligible to apply for
the awards. Last date for sending the nominations is 31st December
2015.


To recognize the bravery of those RTI users who showed exemplary
courage in surpassing the odds coming in their way, who continued
their quest for empowering the transparency regime in India through
uses of 'RTI act 2005' despite being harassed by Public authorities/
Governments/ Information Commissions; we shall reward all such RTI
users with 'Vishnu Datt Mishra Memorial RTI Bravery Award 2016'. This
category of award shall carry a Certificate and a trophy only.RTI
Bravery awards shall be given to 10 best cases of RTI users who shall
directly approach YAISHWARYAJ or its office bearers including our
helpline nos. +91 8081898081 & +91 9455553838 for help against their
harassment/victimization with the aim of continuing their fight for
a transparent regime in India. No formal application is required for
this category of awards, however, those applying formally for this
category, shall also be considered for this category of awards. Cases
reported upto 31st December 2015 shall be eligible for this category.



To recognize exemplary contributions of those RTI veterans who
dedicated themselves for empowering the transparency regime in India
and brought remarkable changes through effective uses of 'RTI act
2005' in matters concerning larger public interests of the society, we
shall honor two veteran RTI activists with 'Vishnu Datt Mishra
Memorial RTI Lifetime Achievement Award 2016'. Award shall carry a
Certificate, a Memento and an ANGVASTRAM. RTI Lifetime achievement
awards shall be given based on recommendations of executive body of
YAISHWARYAJ from amongst the leading RTI activists of India, based on
widespread inputs available on various modes of media upto 31st
December 2015, without requiring any formal applications from them
and shall be announced only after getting formal consents from the
awardees. We shall reimburse to & fro III tier AC train/AC Bus fare
to the two awardees of RTI lifetime achievement awards on production
of original one way ticket of journey to Lucknow.


For outstation awardees of all categories, Yaishwaryaj shall arrange
for pick & drop facility by car from Charbagh Lucknow railway station/
Quisarbagh, Lucknow bus stand to the venue of the program upto the
opening of the program and from venue of the program to said railway
station/ bus stand only after formal closing of the event.


Awards shall be given in a ceremony which shall be held in year 2016
in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. All winners shall be intimated at
contacts given by them by post,e-mail,sms,telephone etc.


For further queries feel free to contact Urvashi Sharma, Secretary -
YAISHWARYAJ Seva Sansthan at mobile nos. 8081898081, 9455553838 or
e-mail rtimahilamanchup@gmail.com .


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