RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT SIC hedges query on funds for online data Lucknow: Any query regarding the utilisation of Central funds released for digitalisation of its records (to make data available online) is apparently enough to put the state information commission on the defensive. When the UPSIC was asked under the RTI what it did with the money, it simply said it did not get the question. In response to a query put up by an applicant, Urvashi Sharma, under the Right To Information Act, the department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), New Delhi, said it had allocated Rs 21 lakh to the commission for digitalisation. But, it is yet to receive any utilisation certificate from the state commission for the amount released. Next, the applicant asked the commission about the funds. The public information officer, UPSIC, said that the commission is yet to start the digitalisation of records. However, when asked about the financial aid given by the Central and state government, and work undertaken by the commission to put the funds to intended use, the PIO evaded the question and said it is not clear what the applicant wants to know. Notably, the UPSIC has entered its sixth year of functioning on March 22, 2011. In all these years, the commission has not been able to compile the orders passed by it. Also, it does not have data on number of orders passed by different information commissioners. But, the UPSIC officials have claimed time and again that digitalisation process is on. -- Urvashi Sharma RTI Helpmail( Web Based ) aishwaryaj2010@gmail.com Mobile Rti Helpline 8081898081 ( 8 A.M. to 10 P.M. ) |
Thursday, July 28, 2011
SIC hedges query on funds for online data
TOI 25 JULY 2011 LUCKNOW EDITION PAGE 2 : SIC hedges query on funds for online data
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RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
SIC hedges query on funds for online data
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Lucknow: Any query regarding the utilisation of Central funds released
for digitalisation of its records (to make data available online) is
apparently enough to put the state information commission on the
defensive. When the UPSIC was asked under the RTI what it did with the
money, it simply said it did not get the question.
In response to a query put up by an applicant, Urvashi Sharma,
under the Right To Information Act, the department of Personnel and
Training (DoPT), New Delhi, said it had allocated Rs 21 lakh to the
commission for digitalisation. But, it is yet to receive any
utilisation certificate from the state commission for the amount
released. Next, the applicant asked the commission about the funds.
The public information officer, UPSIC, said that the commission is yet
to start the digitalisation of records. However, when asked about the
financial aid given by the Central and state government, and work
undertaken by the commission to put the funds to intended use, the PIO
evaded the question and said it is not clear what the applicant wants
to know.
Notably, the UPSIC has entered its sixth year of functioning on
March 22, 2011. In all these years, the commission has not been able
to compile the orders passed by it.
Also, it does not have data on number of orders passed by different
information commissioners. But, the UPSIC officials have claimed time
and again that digitalisation process is on.
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"सूचना का अधिकार " हेल्पलाइन: 8081898081
yaishwaryaj@gmail.com
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
UPSIC invents yet another draconian procedure to harass info-seekers
UPSIC invents yet another draconian procedure to harass info-seekers Do you want to deposit second appeals in the office of Uttar Pradesh State Information Commission ? Beware ! You are sure to be entangled in UPSIC's self-proclaimed draconian procedure that compels you to first get your appeals marked by the Secretary of the information commission , only then the clerk shall receive your application and give you a receipt. The receipt counter is open upto 2 P.M. only , the time when the secretary of UPSIC can be seen seated with the PIOs ( read Public Servants ) and so , barring few daring info-seekers/activists , all are not able to reach the secretary and get their appeals marked . Many of them are forced to grease the palms of the clerks at receipt counter to get their appeals received . Going by the letter & spirit of the RTI Act 2005 , this process should be as easy as one can ever think of , but in reality the process is being made so cumbersome that the info-seekers are a demoralized lot as soon as they enter the UPSIC . When enquired deeply , I came to know that there is no such written order of any competent authority to this effect but only verbal understanding of UPSIC officials to carryon the draconian procedure to demoralize the info seeker in any possible way. Urvashi Sharma Secretary – YAISHWARYAJ Seva Sansthan Helpline - 8081898081 |
21 लाख हजम कर गए सीआईसी!कम्प्यूटरीकरण के नाम पर मिले पैसों का आयोग नहीं दे रहा हिसाब
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UPSIC invents yet another draconian procedure to harass info-seekers
UPSIC invents yet another draconian procedure to harass info-seekers
Do you want to deposit second appeals in the office of Uttar Pradesh
State Information Commission ? Beware ! You are sure to be entangled
in UPSIC's self-proclaimed draconian procedure that compels you to
first get your appeals marked by the Secretary of the information
commission , only then the clerk shall receive your application and
give you a receipt.
The receipt counter is open upto 2 P.M. only , the time when the
secretary of UPSIC can be seen seated with the PIOs ( read Public
Servants ) and so , barring few daring info-seekers/activists , all
are not able to reach the secretary and get their appeals marked .
Many of them are forced to grease the palms of the clerks at receipt
counter to get their appeals received .
Going by the letter & spirit of the RTI Act 2005 , this process
should be as easy as one can ever think of , but in reality the
process is being made as cumbersome as possible so that the
info-seekers are a demoralized lot as soon as they enter the UPSIC .
When enquired deeply , I came to know that there is no such written
order of any competent authority of UPSIC or the Government but only
verbal understanding of UPSIC officials to carryon the draconian
procedure to demoralize the info seeker in any possible way .
Urvashi Sharma
Secretary – YAISHWARYAJ Seva Sansthan
Helpline - 8081898081
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"सूचना का अधिकार " हेल्पलाइन: 8081898081
yaishwaryaj@gmail.com
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Million lost in U.P.S.I.C. wilderness! Rs. 21 Lakhs sent by Centre for computerization of U.P.S.I.C. are untraceable
Million lost in U.P.S.I.C. wilderness!
Rs. 21 Lakhs sent by Centre for computerization of U.P.S.I.C. are untraceable .
Rs. 21 Lakhs sent by Centre for computerization of U.P.S.I.C. are untraceable .
In Uttar Pradesh, the watchdog of transparency is too shy to be
transparent enough to disclose the details of funds received by it
from the Central Government .
The Central Government released funds under centrally sponsored scheme
for digitalization of various State Information Commissions with the
precondition that the money could only be spent on digitalization and
no hardware could be purchased out of this grant. Uttar Pradesh State
Information Commissions got Rs. 21 Lakhs from Centre. This was
revealed by Ministry of Personnel , Public Grievances and Pensions in
a RTI reply . " Rs. 21 Lakhs have been allocated to the state of Uttar
Pradesh for IT enablement " reads the reply of D.O.P.T. The issue was
raised by Secretary of Lucknow based Social Group YAISHWARYAJ Seva
Sansthan.
The U.P.S.I.C. received 2.1 million rupees in the name of the
computerization of the Information Commission but it has refused to
divulge details. Uploading of Information Commissioners' orders on
Commission's website could not be started yet. The failure to do so is
highly irresponsible act of officials of commission .
Public Information Officer Mata Prasad had admitted in a written
response sent to the Secretary of Lucknow based Social Group
YAISHWARYAJ Seva Sansthan that they have not started action so far and
also that no single official can be held responsible for failure of
U.P.S.I.C. to upload its orders on the website .
The RTI reply has other dark facts like there is no record of interim
orders of information commissioners and orders are not available in
digital form at all .
" We have written to the Governor of Uttar Pradesh to intervene and
take action as the situation is highly undesirable and detrimental to
the RTI act in Uttar Pradesh " said Vishnu Dutt Mishra , the treasurer
of YAISHWARYAJ.
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उर्वशी शर्मा
"सूचना का अधिकार " हेल्पलाइन: 8081898081
yaishwaryaj@gmail.com
Friday, July 22, 2011
21 लाख हजम कर गए सीआईसी!कम्प्यूटरीकरण के नाम पर मिले पैसों का आयोग नहीं दे रहा हिसाब
-- Urvashi Sharma RTI Helpmail( Web Based ) aishwaryaj2010@gmail.com Mobile Rti Helpline 8081898081 ( 8 A.M. to 10 P.M. ) |
21 लाख हजम कर गए सीआईसी!कम्प्यूटरीकरण के नाम पर मिले पैसों का आयोग नहीं दे रहा हिसाब
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21 लाख हजम कर गए सीआईसी!
कम्प्यूटरीकरण के नाम पर मिले पैसों का आयोग नहीं दे रहा हिसाब
श्रीप्रकाश तिवारी
लखनऊ। सीआईसी रणजीत सिंह पंकज की मनमानियां बदस्तूर जारी हैं। अब तो वह
आयोग को मिलने वाले खर्चो का हिसाब-किताब भी देने से कतराने लगे हैं।
केंद्र सरकार द्वारा कम्प्यूटरीकरण के नाम पर मिले 21 लाख रुपयों के खर्च
होने का ब्यौरा देने से ही सूचना आयोग ने इनकार कर दिया है। सरकार के
वफादार सिपाही की तरह वे अफसरों को बचाने के लिए अब अर्थदंड के मानदंड भी
बदलने लगे हैं। आयोग की लीपापोती वाली कार्यशैली से तमाम विभागों के अफसर
सूचना देने के नाम पर लाखों रुपए मांगने लगे हैं।
राज्य सूचना आयोग में कम्प्यूटरीकरण के नाम पर लाखों के वारे-न्यारे हो
चुके हैं। मगर सूचना आयुक्तों द्वारा परित आदेशों को आयोग की वेबसाइट पर
अपलोड करने की कार्यवाही अभी तक शुरू नहीं की जा सकी है। इस विफलता की
कोई जिम्मेदारी इसलिए नहीं ले रहा है क्योंकि कम्प्यूटरीकरण के मद में
मिले लाखों रुपयों का कहीं अता-पता ही नहीं है। आरटीआई ऐक्टिविस्ट उर्वशी
शर्मा ने सूचना का अधिकार के तहत आयोग के जनसूचना अधिकारी से पूछा था कि
राज्य सूचना आयोग के आदेशों को डिजिटल रूप में परिवर्तित कर संरक्षित
करने के लिए केंद्र व राज्य सरकार ने कितना धन मुहैया कराया है? आयोग के
आदेशों को वेबसाइट पर अपलोड न करने के लिए जिम्मेदार अधिकारी के नाम व
पदनाम की सूचना प्रदान करें। जनसूचना अधिकारी माता प्रसाद ने उर्वशी
शर्मा को भेजे जवाब में लिखा है कि सूचना आयोग में आयोग द्वारा धारित
आदेशों को वेबसाइट पर अपलोड करने की कार्यवाही अभी तक प्रारम्भ नहीं हो
पाई है। वेबसाइट पर अपलोड न करने के लिए किसी एक अधिकारी को उत्तरदायी
नहीं ठहराया जा सकता है। आयोग द्वारा पारित आदेशों को वेबसाइट पर अपलोड
किए जाने की प्रकिया चल रही है। यह कितना हास्यास्पद है कि आयोग में ही
सूचना के कानून की मंशा को रौंदा जा रहा है। केंद्र सरकार ने जिस मद के
लिए पैसा भेजा था उस पर कितना काम हुआ और कितना पैसा खर्च हुआ तथा आयोग
में कम्प्यूटरीकरण न होने के लिए कौन जिम्मेदार है, यह न बताना आयोग के
लिए नितांत शर्मनाक है।
सबसे हैरत करने वाली बात तो यह है कि आयोग के पास सूचना आयुक्तों द्वारा
पारित अंतरिम आदेशों का विवरण भी नहीं है। दूसरे मुख्य सूचना आयुक्त की
कुर्सी पर बैठे रणजीत सिंह पंकज सरकार के खिलाफ सरकार के वफादार सिपाही
जैसा काम करने का आरोप लगने लगा है। होमगार्डस मुख्यालय संबंधी एक मामले
में आवेदनकर्ता सलीम बेग का कहना है कि पंकज आदेश लिखाते समय कहीं भी
जिक्र नहीं करते कि जुर्माना 250 रुपए के हिसाब से कितने दिन का लगा रहे
हैं? नियमानुसार 25 हजार रुपए जुर्माना है। बेग का कहना है कि अगर सूचना
मांगने के दिन से विलंब 100 दिन का होता है तो 25 हजार रुपए जुर्माने की
धनराशि वसूली जाती है।कम्प्यूटरीकरण के नाम पर मिले पैसों का आयोग नहीं
दे रहा हिसाब
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उर्वशी शर्मा
"सूचना का अधिकार " हेल्पलाइन: 8081898081
yaishwaryaj@gmail.com
Thursday, July 21, 2011
అర్ధించే చేతులకు చేయూతనిచ్చే విశాల హ్రుదయాలకు ఆహ్వానం
అర్ధించే చేతులకు చేయూతనిచ్చే విశాల హ్రుదయాలకు ఆహ్వానం
మానవత్వం మార్తీభవించిన మంచి మనుషులు ఎందరో ఎదుటివారి కష్టాలను తమ కష్టంగా భావించి, ఆర్తుల వేదనకు స్పందించి,
వారికి సాయం అందించి తమ ఔదార్యాన్ని చాటారు. ఎందరికో స్ఫూర్తిదాతలయ్యారు.
"థలసీమియా మేజర్" అనే ప్రాణాంతక వ్యాధితో బాధపడుతున్న మధులత మీ సహాయం అర్ధిస్తున్నది.
అర్ధించే చేతులకు చేయూతనిచ్చే విశాల హ్రుదయాలకు ఆహ్వానం. మరిన్ని వివరములకు...
చూడండి
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Public Hearing on RTI conducted in lucknow
-- Urvashi Sharma RTI Helpmail( Web Based ) aishwaryaj2010@gmail.com Mobile Rti Helpline 8081898081 ( 8 A.M. to 10 P.M. ) |
Friday, July 8, 2011
Public Hearing on RTI in Lucknow
| Dear all a public hearing on RTI is scheduled to be held on 09 july 2011 in Lucknow uttar pradesh organizer : NAPM venue : Gandhi Bhawan opposite residency time : 10 am onwards please do attend regards urvashi -- Urvashi Sharma RTI Helpmail( Web Based ) aishwaryaj2010@gmail.com Mobile Rti Helpline 8081898081 ( 8 A.M. to 10 P.M. ) |
Public Hearing on RTI in Lucknow
Dear all
a public hearing on RTI is scheduled to be held on 09 july 2011 in
Lucknow uttar pradesh
organizer : NAPM
venue : Gandhi Bhawan opposite residency
time : 10 am onwards
please do attend
regards
urvashi
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उर्वशी शर्मा
"सूचना का अधिकार " हेल्पलाइन: 8081898081
yaishwaryaj@gmail.com
Thursday, July 7, 2011
i need your help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope you get this on time,sorry I didn't inform you about my trip in Spain for a program, I'm presently in Madrid and am having some difficulties here because i misplaced my wallet on my way to the hotel where my money and other valuable things were kept.I want you to assist me with a loan of 2600 Euros to sort-out my hotel bills and to get myself back home. I have spoken to the embassy here but they are not responding to the matter
effectively,I will appreciate whatever you can afford to assist me with,I'll Refund the money back to you as soon as i return, let me know if you can be of any help. I don't have a phone where i can be reached. Please let me know immediately.
Meanwhile, I have made inquiry on how you can send me the money and I was told that Western Union Money Transfer is the easiest and fastest way to transfer money to Spain.
Here is the information you should send the money to:
Receivers Names: M K Singhal
Receivers Address: Alcala 25. Puerta del Sol,
Madrid, Spain
Once again, I am extremely thankful for your concern. Immediately you have the money transferred to me, kindly help me scan a copy of the receipt given to you, or you help me write out the
necessary details on the receipt as follows :-
SENDER'S NAME ?
SENDER'S ADDRESS?
MTCN (10 DIGIT) ?
AMOUNT SEND ?
Please I will be waiting to hear from you soon.
With Best Regards,
M K Singhal.
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