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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | ‘RTI Act has solved many problems of common man’

‘RTI Act has solved many problems of common man’

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published Published on Feb 8, 2012   modified Modified on Feb 8, 2012
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The outgoing chief information commissioner (CIC), of Maharashtra Vijay Kuvalekar, opined that the judicious usage of the Right to Information (RTI), Act 2005, has proved potent in solving many problems of the common man. Kuvalekar, was speaking to the media persons, on the eve of his retirement on Monday in Pune.

“In my five-year tenure, I have come across many cases, where RTI has been successful in solving the problems of the people. The trick lies in using the Act tactfully and intelligently,’’ he said.

Kuvalekar cited the example of cleanliness of the underground passage in the vicinity of Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai. According to him, the residents had been fighting with the civic authorities, about the upkeep, but their voices were falling to deaf ears.

However, during a hearing before the CIC, the civic officials from Mumbai, promised to look after the upkeep of the passage.

Also, he cited the example of starting a state transport bus service in Konkan, which was suspended by Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), but was restarted following a successful appeal by affected villages. “The villagers had sought the reason for suspension of services. MSRTC officials had replied that the losses incurred in running of the bus, had led to suspension of services. The villagers then asked for the definition of ‘loss’ according toMSRTC, which revealed that the service in fact was making a profit. Realising this, the officials re-started the service,’’ he said.

However, Kuvalekar said the trend of RTI being misused is on the rise, which is a cause of concern. Also, the apathy of the government in terms of providing staff to the offices of various state information commissioner (SIC) was a cause of concern. With the retirement of Kuvalekar, there would be only four SICs in the state out of the eight commissionarates.

During his tenure, Kuvalekar said the Pune bench of SIC, had received 16,553 appeals, out of which 12,608 appeals were disposed of. Also, of the 835 complaints received, 686 were resolved.

DNA, 7 February, 2012, http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_rti-act-has-solved-many-problems-of-common-man_1647022


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