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How many times have you heard of a citizen nominating a government official for a national award?
Sounds like a rare thing in a country where administrative incompetence and corruption is more of a rule rather than an exception.
Usha Rani, the former District Collector of Mahboobnagar district, Andhra Pradesh, however, has ... Read More
Tukaram Shankar Gedam (48), a tribal of Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, always knew how non-tribal people were getting government employment reserved for Scheduled Tribes on the basis of false certificates, but couldn't do anything about it.
The scam thrived on ignorance of most members the tribal society.
The circumstances changed in 2002 when ... Read More
Have you ever bothered to read date of expiry on your daily bread? If you see them written in bold, it is thanks to Tek Chand Hingorani. A retired central government officer from Lodhi Colony in Delhi, he has made a significant impact through his RTI crusade. This is why he has been nominated for ... Read More
Have you ever faced arm-twisting by your LPG gas dealer? People are now successfully using RTI to challenge that.
Devendra Kumar has been nominated by T P Himadri for the National RTI Awards 2009 in the citizens category because "Devendra got us rid of the arm twisting by our local gas ... Read More
Rakesh Chandra Yadav, resident of a small village called Majhkoria in District Unnao in Uttar Pradesh has used RTI to check diversion of kerosene oil from the PDS shop in his village. His efforts led to imposition of penalty on PDS dealer.
"Kerosene oil is a basic necessity for us. The ... Read More
Are you planning to buy a flat? Use RTI to find about the legality of the same before you land yourself in a soup. This is what Rajesh Mehta's RTI crusade reveals.
Having purchased a 2 bedroom flat in Burari, north Delhi, in 2005, from a very dubious builder, Rajesh Mehta ... Read More
Is Prime Minister's Office (PMO) above law? What remedy does an ordinary citizen have against an arbitrary or unlawful act of the office of the chief executive of this country?
Those are the questions that Raaj Mangal Prasad (49), a Delhi-based child rights activist, who's also a nominee for National RTI ... Read More
This is one of those rare cases, where RTI finally led to registration of an FIR.
Praveen Dhingra is a journalist with epatrika.com. One of the nominees for National RTI awards, he exposed wrong doings in railway appointments. Alleged to have been made on some announcement of the then Railway Minister ... Read More
What if, your child is denied admission to Delhi University while his friend gets it with a score lesser than his?
What will you do? Shatter his dreams and settle for nothing. Mr. Pratipal Singh did not.
He used Right to Information to fight for his son's denied admission. His RTI ... Read More
Have you heard of an officer who has satisfied 100% of RTI applicants? Not a single applicant appealed against his decisions?
Piyush Pandey claims to be one. He has nominated himself for the National RTI awards in the PIO category.
"We receive almost 20 to 30 RTI applications every month. Till date ... Read More
