Five doctors yet to disclose details under RTI

As reported by Ashish gaur, TNN in timesofindia.com on 22 July 2012
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...I/articleshow/

INDORE: How long can an RTI application take to be answered? Five doctors of the state would definitely like to avoid answering this question. They are allegedly trying to sweep an RTI application under the carpet for the past two years.

The application filed by an RTI applicant Dr Anand Rai in July 24, 2010 had sought details of Clinical Trial Agreement (CTA). The deadline to submit copy to the state information commission was July 20, 2012.

The superintendent of Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital had reportedly asked the doctors to submit the copy of CTA document by July 16, 2012 but unfortunately none of the doctors abided. When contacted, dean of the medical college Dr Pushpa Verma, refused to comment on the issue. It is to be noted that Dr Verma has already provided a copy of CTA, which others are not disclosing stating it a confidential document. Doctors Hemant Jain, Salil Bhargava, Anil Bharani, Apoorva Pauranik and Ashok Bajpai have been shying away from disclosing it. In November 2010, the then dean of Mahatma Gandhi Medical College (MGMC) had declared the CTA as non-confidential and had asked the doctors to answer but to no avail. The applicant had sought the details of clinical trials conducted in past six years starting from year 2004 and CTA documents.