The APIC has introduced several innovative measures including 'File Tracking System', Status of Appeal through sms, Video-Conferencing facility through which it could hear appeals and dispose of cases from across the state, Hussain said. Special Chief Secretary (General Administration Department) Minnie Mathew said the government has already directed the District Collectors and Superintendents of Police in the state to look into the cases of harassment of RTI activists, if any....
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A chink in the armour by Pratik Kanjilal
The Aadhaar universal ID has been rolled out to general applause and will soon change our lives across the board. The project should accomplish its mission, which is to improve the delivery of rural welfare. It may liberate the poor and marginalised from the cash economy and give them access to formal finance and banking. And if the ID is made mandatory for big transactions, it may reduce money laundering...
More »Video volunteers’ citizen journalism fellowship
Video Volunteers, a Goa based chapter of an international community media portal is inviting application for its India Unheard program. It is the second round of program under which selected candidates would be trained to make video reports from their area focusing issues, concerns, actions, innovations, traditions etc related to communities. It’s a one year old endeavor to provide fellowship for citizen journalism. The Fellowship is open for Hindi speaking...
More »Rajasthan village uses touch screen to find jobs
At a small village in Rajasthan's Bhilwara, job searches have gone high-tech. Villagers can now find jobs provided by the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, simply with a touch of their finger. At a kiosk set up by the NGO OneWorld Foundation India, the worker can just place his thumb on the scanner, and his job status will pop up on the screen. It is also delivered by a recorded voice. "Earlier,...
More »Panchmahals launches sms service for smooth kerosene supply from PDS shops by Anupam Chakravartty
In a bid to curb illegal sale of kerosene meant for the poor, the Panchmahals district administration has decided to inform the owners of Public Distribution System shops and two persons chosen from each village through smses about the arrival of monthly stock and the quantity. Panchmahals collector Milind Torwane said the initiative has been launched on the lines of a similar service started in Chhattisgarh. “We distribute kerosene in two...
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