Fighting against corruption in RBI Lucknow.Got little success after FA

[saurabh samir]

After 4 months of rigorous fight to extract documents and details I got success from FAA as FAA directed CPIO to furnish details and documents under RTI Act.
I am fighting against corruption in Reserve Bank Lucknow as Top authorities are safeguarding his corrupt practices.
Need support.

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[karira]

Can you please post fursther details of your success like:

!. What information did you ask for ?
2. What is the corruption you are trying to expose ?
3. Have you finally got the information sought, after the FAA order ?

[saurabh samir]

Thanks for reply.
I am encosing a letter written to Governor RBI ,will throw some light on our case.Also enclosing RTI queries I made.
I am trying to expose that in our country those who are holding High constitutional Positions,are able to do any Injustified Act for their vested financial interests because they are aware that their Top Authorities (except few) and will support them even if they do anything wrong ,just to save the Neat and Clean public image of the organization.Like in my case RBI is just supporting the malafide ,biased and full of corrupt intentions of their employees penalised us for not compromising with our ideals .

Lko/ss/tpt/rbi/guv/10/c REGISTERED A.D. Dated : 18-11-2010

The Governor,
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA,
CENTRAL OFFICE,
SHAHEED BHAGAT SINGH MARG,
MUMBAI-400001.

SUBJECT : Malafide Suspension of services .



Sir/Madam,
We are associated with premium organizations such as SIDBI,SMERA, L&T Group,IDBI, TCS, ICICI,UP Sugar,DSCL LTD.,Radico Khaitan etc.providing taxi services successfully for so many years.
We are associated with your organization for last 6-7 years (approx) supplying taxies to Reserve Bank Of India,Lucknow.for the visits of RBI officers including Regional Diectors ,Dy.Governors,Board Members Even Governor’s Visits on regular basis and Various Meets Local Boards ,UBDs ,Central Board Meet etc. successfully with full honesty,devotion and dedication.

All of a sudden, we received a suspension letter no.451/01.02.015/2010-11 dated 06-08-2010 on the basis of framed charges against our company without giving any notice,caution letter or any sort of letter regarding complaints mentioned ever , since the company started supplying taxies to RBI Lucknow.

Please note that upto July 2007 our company was supplying taxies to RBI Lucknow.After July’2007 another agency named Srishti Travels also started supplying taxies to RBI Lucknow office .Intrestingly, earlier the same agency was engaged only for supplying taxi to a particular officer ( MR.DPS Rathore) on his instructions while visiting RBI Lucknow office upto July 2007 .
( The above mentioned officer became Regional Director Lucknow in July 2007).
( please check the credentials of the m/s Srishti Travels at the time of introduction to RBI Lucknow ,whether it fulfilled the minimum eligibility on the norms set by RBI).Interestingly,even then the volume of business to them was increased randomly on the instance of the said officer.


On 30-01-2010 ,a tender notice was published in Dainik Jagran inviting tender for empanelment of transport service providers for providing vehicle for the use of bank and its officers and other authorized person.(COPY ENCLOSED).

We applied for the same with all the requisite documents and Earnest Money of Rs.20000.00 Demand Draft ( no.594128 issued by Central Bank of India dt. 11/02/2010) favouring Reserve Bank Of India, payable at Kanpur ,as a Security Money alongwith Technical Bid as advised. (which is still with RBI till date ) fulfilling all the pre-qualification criteria.Interestingly, at the time of opening of Technical Bid Part I ,the other applicant agency
( Srishti Travels) not submitted all the requisite documents, on objection by our representative , the other agency was asked to furnish ‘missing’ documents before opening of Financial Bid Part-II.(we were not in a position to resist more as we were on the receiving end only and also with our existing client,being in a service sector).This was the only reason for opening financial bid part II ,after a period of 2 months and 25 days that is on 10-05-2010 .

In the month of May’2010 ,Financial Bid Part –II was opened,and our rates were found to be L1.( VERY INTERESTINGLY AND SURPRISINGLY 10-05-2010 was the day when 1st Alleged Complaint Against Us was Framed .This was the date of commencement of Local Board Meet).Then two of the committee members went to discuss with Regional Director and conveyed to the undersigned ( as the undersined was attending it) that “ RD is of a view that as Both Of the parties are already supplying taxies therefore a mean rate should be taken and tender should be awarded to both the parties.we strongly objected on it as “we are L1” ,then why RBI is ready to pay more and if this was to be done then what was the need of inviting Tenders .
Then the committee members asked the undersign to co-operate and conveyed “that the outcome of tender process will be conveyed to you later on” , which is still awaited.The undersigned was then asked to sign the attendance on a Blank Sheet along with the other agency.We keep on asking for the outcome ,but conveyed that it is in the process ,whenever be decided ,award letter will be sent to you.
Now , As we were raising our bills on old rates till July 2010 in the impression that tender is still under process .It was after, when our payment was transferred for the month of June 2010 through ECS on 16-07-2010 of Rs.17395.00 instead of Rs.23891.50 .
On enquiring with Mr.Katiyar of DAPM for the deductions , shockingly we were conveyed that the bills were passed on tender rates and deduction has been done at their end ,and a copy of so called ‘ Agreed Tariff ” handed over to us , and we were asked to follow the same, and also we were asked to revise our already raised bills for the month of july 2010 if we want to ensure timely release of our payment.

We raised an strong objections before the AGM administration Mr.Vishwamohan ,but in vein , before we could understand and assess the situation to raise an objection to the competent authorities,we were handed over a letter no.451/01.02.015/2010-11 dated 06-08-2010 of suspension of services on the basis of framed charges,because our company supplied vehicles till 05-08-2010 for VVIPs including Present Regional Director (Taxi used from 25-07-2010 to 29-07-2010) .
After which we forwarded our letter no.Lko/ss/rbi/2010-11 dated16-08-2010 citing few queries to file our detailed reply, and letter No. Lko/ss/rbi/2010-11 / A dated 01-09-2010 and surprisingly no response has been given till date. ( copies enclosed )
Further,After no response from RBI Lucknow Office ,We left with no options ,but to follow the legal recourse to file our detailed reply as sought in suspension letter.( copies enclosed of our RTI Applications And reply by RBI).
Further,we request you to kindly look into the matter as goodwill of our company is at stake and our company is being victimized under a “deep conspiracy” by few persons for not compromising on our ideals and quality services,standards,and also the norms of our company.

We hope that justice will be done to us , as we have been penalized for providing services with full Honesty,Dedication,and Devotion for approx.07 years and also for not compromising on our ideals and quality services,standards,and also the norms of our company. This was a major setback to our belief that organizations like you are impartial.we expect justice from you as RBI is the organization on which our country has a pride and request you to kindly investigate the matter at your own end as the above suspension is the outcome of a deep conspiracy by few persons against us just to facilitate other party for the reasons best known to them.

Thanking You.

Yours truly ,

For Time Tours & Travel Private Ltd.


Director

[saurabh samir]

SPEED POST DATED : 07-10-2010

Public Information Officer/ Competent Authority Under Right to Information Act 2005,RESERVE BANK OF INDIA………………..

Applicant Saurabh Samir. ,Lucknow require following informations:-

1.{a} Whether any complaint/warning/caution letter issued to the M/S Time Tours & Travel
Pvt.Ltd. before issuing a suspension letter no 451/01.02.015/2010-11 dated 6th Aug’ 2010,
ever since M/S Time Tours & Travel Pvt.Ltd. started supplying taxies to RBI Lko for last
6-7 years.
(b) Whether the alleged complaints/charges mentioned in the letter no 451/01.02.015/2010-11
dated 06-08-2010 were communicated to M/S Time Tours & Travel Pvt.Ltd. before taking
such a big decision on the basis of these alleged charges.
(c) Whether After the alleged charges ,services were taken from M/S Time Tours & Travel
Pvt.Ltd. for dignified officers/guests .
2. On which date and by whom the decision of suspension of services of M/S Time Tours &
Travel Pvt.Ltd.has been taken .Provide copy of notings/draftings in this regard.
3. Whether after decision of suspension, services has been taken from the M/S Time Tours &
Travel Pvt.Ltd.
4. Informations required on Tender for Empanelment of Transport Service
Provider for Providing vehicles to RBI Lucknow published on 30-01-2010
in Dainik Jaagran Lucknow Edition. :-
a) Copies of all the documents filed by the agencies other than M/S Time Tours & Travel
Pvt.Ltd required by the RBI along with Technical BidPart I (opened on 15-02-2010).and
Financial Bid Part-II and copies of letter of verifications from clients of agencies,
notings/draftings/comments of committee members .
b) What was the minimum eligibility criteria to qualify for participation, whether
Company/ Agency participated in the tender process had such minimum
eligibility criteria other than M/S Time Tours & Travel Pvt.Ltd.
c) What is the time duration between Technical Bid Part I and Price Bid Part II
opening.
d) Whether the tender process concluded or it is yet to be concluded because
M/S Time Tours & Travel Pvt.Ltd has no information till date except after during the
Price Bid Part-II opening M/S Time Tours & Travel Pvt.Ltd was found to be
quoted L1 price .
e) Who were the members of the Tender Committee and whether the Committee
remains the same throughout the tender process, and if changed then at
which point of time.
5. (a) Name of the Agencies providing Taxi Services to RBI Lucknow between year 2005 and
June 2007. ( other than M/S Time Tours & Travel Pvt.Ltd).
(b) The Registration Number & Ownership Details of the above agencies along with Pan No.
and Service Tax Registration No. ( other than M/S Time Tours & Travel Pvt.Ltd).
6. (a) Whether the vehicles were booked for Previous Regional Director (2007-2010) of RBI
Lucknow office from any particular Travel Agency by Department of Administration and
Personnel Management ,RBI Lucknow in the years from 2003 to June 2007.Name of the
agency alongwith ownership details.
Whether the same agency is providing vehicles to RBI Lucknow solely after the
suspension of M/S Time Tours & Travel Pvt.Ltd i.e. after 31st July 2010

(b) Whether the same agency ( mentioned above)was a Registered Agency.The Registration
No.and Date of Registration of the Agency .

(c) The volume / amount of business done with RBI lucknow by the same
agency before June 2007, and after june 2007 upto july 2010.
(d) The Date of charge taken over by previous Regional Director of RBI Lucknow office .

(e) The rates at which the payment was made to the same agency for all category of vehicles
during the years 2005 and 2010.and
The Rates of other existing agencies in the same period i.e 2005-2010,vehicle category
wise.
(f) Whether any vehicle was booked for Previous Regional Director from M/S Time Tours &
Travel Pvt.Ltd between 2003-2007,if yes ,then particulars of the same alongwith the
copies of bills and assignment slip.

7. Payment details of agencies other than M/S Time Tours & Travel Pvt.Ltd:-
(a) Rates at which the Innova, Indigo, Esteem , Honda City ,corolla,skoda and
Indica vehicles hired from other agencies other than M/S Time Tours & Travel Pvt.Ltd
between 2007 and 2010. provide copies of tariff

(b)Were any amount charged by any agency between July 2007 and 31st july 2010. in the
the form of miscellaneous expenses for mineral water,newspaper, etc from RBI
Lucknow in their taxi bills.The payment details of the same .

Further,please note that a requisite fees of Rs.10/= is being paid in the shape of postal order
vide no……….,which is enclosed.
Also the applicant is ready to pay copy/photocopy charges as per norms.

APPLICANT :



SAURABH SAMIR