As reported in The Daily Rising Kashmir by Abid Bashir on 20 May 2009

Rising Kashmir, Daily Newspaper, Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir - Right to Information Act

Srinagar: Experts and activists of Right to Information Act Wednesday urged Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to appoint credible person as the Chief Information Commissioner and to set a separate investigating agency for making RTI a success in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking at a seminar, ‘RTI Act - Role of Civil Society...

After a long wait and amendments the Right to Information Act has finally come to the State of Jammu & Kashmir. I quote "to provide for setting out the regime of Right to Information for the people of the State to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority".

To be known as Jammu & Kashmir Right to Information Act, 2009. This was enacted vide The...

SANJOG MAHESHWARI

WORK CULTURE DIFFERES BECAUSE THE SYSTEM DIFFERS

-SANJOG MAHESHWARI

Recently the issue of frisking and detention of Shah Rukh Khan at the Newark airport in New Jersey for two hours sparked so much outrage in the country that even Information...

I have filled a second appeal to CIC, New Delhi a month back
I have not received the reply so far. I filed the RTI application with IISc Bangalore seeking information which was not provided to me even after my first appeal . What should i do now?

In a R.T.I. Case the P.I.O of the Tis Hazari Courts, refused to supply the certified copies of “suit files and suit records” of a certain judge for the period from26-02-93 to 31-03-93 to one Mr. Vinay Kumar, the Info. Seeker on the grounds that the information/ records may be sought via the processes prescribed under the Evidence Act instead of those under the R.T.I.Act. The Information Commissioner, Shailesh Gandhi, however, trashed the contention of the P.I.O. Deciding in favour of the Info....

I have filed an RTI Application seeking revenue documents pertainiing to land situated at bangalore with Tahasildar Bangalore south Taluk , He has replied nor provided the information within 30 days , I filed an complaint before state information comission on 21/1/2009 , The honable comission issued summons on 18/2/2009 to provide the information and to appear before the commission 29/5/2009 , The Tahasildar not provided the information after summons from the commission , As on the date of hearing...

SANJOG MAHESHWARI
CGHS- A FLAWED HEALTH SCHEME -SANJOG MAHESHWARI
The healthcare and medical facilities provided under the banner of Central Government Health Scheme (C.G.H.S) suffer from several anomalies, inadequacies, and discriminatory provisions. While Right to Healthcare and Medical Facilities should be seen as an integral facet of the right to life equally for all, irrespective of the individual’s status, the big babus have ensured that hassle-free world...

The number of pending appeals with CIC is 9769 and the cumulative disposal is 30,218 till June 2009. With our current estimated population of +1100 million, the number of pending appeals and disposal is like a drop in the ocean. I wonder does it indicate a happy situation – all is well and information is freely and timely available, and there is no need for any more transparency & accountability. Or does it indicate lack of awareness about the RTI Act-2005. Or does it indicate the ability...

Utilitarian approach of RTI –2005

In cases where there are less chances of attaining fruitful consequences on using RTI directly or no possibility of using RTI; In those cases it is better to FILE simple complaint/application/representation with the concerned department/officer/PA.

Reasonable time (15 to 30 days) for action should be given to the concerned department/officer/PA for the said complaint/application/representation.

If expected or satisfactory...

1. How to Check PF balance ??

Online faciltiy is available for accounts maintained at PUNE, Ahmedabad, Chennai and Kerala regional offices of EPFO.

A/C with PUNE Office try here: http://www.epfopune.gov.in/balance.aspx

A/C with AHEMABAD Office try here:EPFO | Employees Provident Fund Organisation, Gujarat, Ahmedabad

A/C with VADODARA Office try here: EPFO | Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, Vadodara Region

A/C with CHENNAI...