Perhaps it would be a good idea to start a donation website that could give/loan out the application fee for the RTI form?

Many people have quit full time jobs to become RTI activists. Kejriwal and groups who planned his current visit are proposing a fund for supporting these people and other activities. Keep watching this space.

I wouldn’t be so negative. The fees are perfectly affordable by everyone, even the poor. Besides there has to be some fee. If not, the depts will be inundated with requests from people like me who are just curious to see if i will get a response, or from others who simply have nothing to do.

I could see this as being used as a loophole to keep certain information from those who are poor. I for one believe that India, as a beureaucracy, has a huge volume of documented governmental processes that are not being carried out, and it is up to concerned citizens to fix atleast parts of the nation’s infrastructure. Perhaps it would be a good idea to start a donation website that could give/loan out the application fee for the RTI form?

If you are a part of an NRI or an Indian professional, entrepreneurial, regional, social, cultural or alumni group, association or network, then ask them to sign the formal letter of endorsement attached below, opposing the proposed Amendments to the Right to Information Act.

It would be nice to see some NRI investor groups and bureaucratic associations come out strongly for strengthening this law.

“Sought information regarding land transfer & nomination procedure.

Submitted by syed zaidi

I purchased a farm house in Bhopal.After the registry of the farm house when I approached the R.I.of the Revenue deptt.for name transfer and “Bahi”the Rin-Pustika”the R.I.incharge of that area asked 5000/-Rs.openly for the work to be done.When I asked him the legal procedure for the same he said he has no information. I made a letter along with all the formalities for the RTI addressed to the Asstt.Information Officer,O/o the Collector,Bhopal asking:”What is the procedure of nomination/name transfer after the residential plot or farm house is purchased ?Is there any form,fee ?What is the minimum and maximum time fixed for the process ?”Letter dated 17/01/2006. When I approached the RTI officer,i.e;the Joint collector,Bhopal city,he refused taking my letter and said that the information is available in the market go and buy it.I asked him to give me in writing-he misbehaved-because he is a joint collector and superboss ! I then tried to contact the Collector,the appelant authority but I was not allowed to meet him.With all the story in writing I then approached to the State Commission complaining that my letter was not accepted by the RTI officer.The under secty of the commission wrote me to appear before the commission on 2 June 2006 at 11 A.M. After hearing me the CIC disposed my complaint stating that the Joint collector was right not accepting the letter as my plea does not come under the RTI act.This way the CIC favoured and protected the Asstt Inf Officer. NOW WHAT SHOULD I DO ?????????”

Many thanks in advance.

His US tour started on Oct 8th. If only I had known earlier

Complete schedule details: http://www.iitfoundation.org/?p=101

do you think that if they created a system of lobbyist in India similar to that in the US, that it would reduce the amount of “small time” bribery?

I think the answer is yes.

Politicians protect government officials from investigation because government officials share their money with them. That sort of protection makes government officials shameless.

Suppose that a system of lobbyists were to exist. Politicians would no longer have to make their money from government officials. They would no longer have to protect government officials from investigation.

On the flip side, politicians would protect the lobbyists from investigation.