| Response to RTIs still awaited, various departments 'sitting on' pleas | | | Sushil Dutta
Early Times Report
Rajouri June 11: Expressing their resentment against officials at the helms of affairs in Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CA&PD), Rural Development Department (RDD), CEO- Rajouri and above all the Pahari Hostel Rajouri, the RTI Activists of Rajouri, today alleged that despite RTI pleas were filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act many a times in previous years but the authorities concerned have not responded till date.
"The activists had sought information related to discrepancies and irregularities in the above said departments but the concerned departments yet have failed to response the RTI pleas and virtually are sitting on the pleas, the activists alleged
An RTI plea was forwarded to Director Rural, Development Department along with required fee vide no 04G/890670/ dated 22/4/2016/also send 1st appeal after one month vide speed post receipt no RE/858587102 dt/17/5/2016. Finding no response 2nd appeal too was filed but even than the concerned authorties are delaying information intentionally and unintentionally but it has sent indicators that authorities want to slide multi crore scams under the carpet
Interestingly in Rajouri district not even a single RTI case was settled in two month in different departments.
"in a glaring example-unresponsive RTI plea filed to Pahari Hostel Rajouri for the past months, said an agitated NGO worker Suresh Kumar.
He said as per the details available with the NGO for Social Justice, an application was filed under RTI Act by Shahbaz Ahmed seeking information form Warden Pahari Hostel Rajouri on dated, 12/4/2016,along with required fees vide 77G/132088/dt/9/4/2016 and also approached to 1st and 2nd appellant but response is still awaited. He said though First Appellant Authority Secy Pahari Advisory Board vide his communication ADB/PSP/RTI/148/dt/27/4/2026.has also directed Warden pahari Hostel to provide requisite information but the warden inspite of this has not provided the due information.
While talking to reporter in Rajouri one of the RTI activists said that for the last about two month he had filed an RTI, application with Director Rural Development Department seeking information from ACD Rajouri but here also ACD, Rajouri failed to provide any information while two month have passed,
"The RTIs filed with other departments too have similar fate be it filed to Director CA&PD, AD,CA&PD, said Amir Mir and Dr Suresh said, adding, "as officers sitting on helms are making mockery of RTI Act."
Applicants namely Mobin Ahmed and Shahnwaz Mughal also lamented that we have applied from ACD, Rural Development seeking information regarding multi crore scams but ACD Concerned is delaying the reply even being directed from Director Rural Development to provide information,
The applicants now again have appealed to Director CA&PD, Director Rural Development, and Director School Education to direct the concern officers to provide information, without any further delay. |
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