Success in getting my name cancelled from RATION card, thanks to RTI.

[ronnie_jsph]

hi all,

My name featured in my brother's ration card . I used to live with him. But later i shifted to my parents' house. So i wanted to get my name cancelled off of my brother's ration card. I asked him to kindly help me complete the process but he didn't reply and did not give me the original ration card to complete the cancellation process.. So i went to the ration card office to inquire if there was any way to cancel my name off of the ration card without producing the original ration card. the food distribution officer said "NO" and also said that it was my internal matter and that i needed to sort it out myself and produce the original ration card. I was highly dejected , but later that night i registered on a webiste called indian lawyers club, and posted my query. A lawyer helped me out. He suggested that i file a normal application mentioning my problem and also an RTI with the PIO of ration card issuing authority Mumbai. I did that, i waited for 20 odd days after that and still no action was taken. I rushed to the ration card office. To my surprise the food distribution officer had changed. And when i Told the new officer about my woes, she said that i needed to file a written application stating my problem and she would have taken care of the rest. It was the RTI speaking, she was totally taken aback by the RTI application and looked worried. So she sprung into action and sent a letter to my brother's house asking him to report to the ration card office with the ration . So last saturday, the food distribution officer called me up and asked me to come to her office to collect the deletion certificate . So when i went there my brother came to the office and cancelled my name off of his ration card and handed over the deletion certificate to me It was a sweet victory. Although i did not get information from RTI , but the RTI acted as a pressure building tool which enabled me to get my work done. i am thankful to karira sir for gudiing me through the RTI filing process

Never lose hope. RTI will help you always.

[selvarajan]

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good keep it up.many success should come throughout your life through RTI