Panjim Table tennis Club has filed RTI Applications before the office of the Sports Authority of Goa (SAG), seeking answers to various queries from the Goa Table Tennis Association(GTTA). Secretary of the club Sandeep Heble has filed the application, seeking copies of various documents such as minutes of the Annual General Meetings, Managing committee meetings, Special Meetings, List of Life Members, Patrons, Associate members, Audited Income and Expenditure statements, Election process followed, method of seeding and ranking, list of year end top 10 seeds, number of Annual General and Managing committee meetings held, Quarterly reports, etc.
The application has been filed because the GTTA has itself never provided this information to its members when sought nor has it conducted regular meetings which is mandatory under its rules and bye-laws. The SAG has in turn written to the Association and has asked it to provide this information to the applicant by 2nd July. The SAG has also given the Association around a week's time to explain why it has deprived the school/ college children who participated in its State level tournaments the sports policy marks as per the prevailing Sports Policy. Meanwhile, Panjim Table Tennis Club has also asked the SAG to investigate whether the office bearers of the Association, namely its Treasurer and its Vice President who also happen to be State/ Central Government Employees, have violated the provisions of the Central Civil Service rules. The club has listed out a few irregularities committed by these two managing committee members and have attached copies of the Notices which were sent earlier to these two members, asking them to resign within 48 hours or face the consequences of legal action. The club has asked the SAG to intervene in case these members do not step down. Copies of the letter have also been submitted to the CM, Sports Minister and Director, DSYA.. Yours sincerely Sandeep Heble Secretary, Panjim Table Tennis Club 9326129171
