Dear Ms Daruwala Was that totally agreeable vote a "Yes for SG" at HJ or for the "No to SG" at RTI_India ?
What are CHRI's views on NGOs like CCS and NCPRI operating in RTI http://www.humanrightsinitiative.org/programs/ai/rti/india/national.htm http://www.humanrightsinitiative.org/programs/ai/rti/india/states/delhi.htm R.A. --- In [email protected], "Maja Daruwala" <maja.daruw...@...> wrote: > > have to agree totally. MD > > 2008/12/26 veeresh kumar <v4veer...@...> > > > --- In humjane...@... <HumJanenge%40yahoogroups.co.in>, > > Bhaskar Prabhu <wearcraft@> wrote: > > > > SHAILESH GANDHI ... RTI Man of the Year > > > > It is the time of the year when many newspapers and magazines make > > choices for the man of the year. For all RTI forums, e-groups, > > organisations and enthusiasts our MAN OF THE YEAR is undoubtedly > > SHAILESH GANDHI. > > > > At a time, when ACCOUNTABILITY is in question so much after 26/11, > > Shailesh stands out as the glimmer of HOPE in the ocean of > > mis-governance and failure of administration. Being appointed as > > Information Commissioner in September 2008, this "aam-admi" and > > "sovereign citizen" has kept to his commitment to all of us and > > achieved what all other Information Commissioners in the country have > > been claiming as "not possible". The factual statistics given below > > are ample proof that the present problem of pendency has been created > > because of the CASUAL, LACK-OF WILL and INEFFICIENT functioning of > > the other Information Commissioner Joined on September 18, in October > > with staff of 3 he conducted 142 hearing and gave order mostly on same > > day. In the month of November hearing with orders given were 191. In > > the month of Dec up to 20th hearing with order cleared were 340 with > > staff of 12. Presently he is conducting 20 hearings on most days > > which by seeing his performance will definitely increase to 28 to 30 > > per day. Number of orders pending for hearings conducted - 3 > > > > Our contention that an average of 20 hearings is possible has been > > demonstrated by Shailesh and what is heartening and a bonus to all of > > us is that the ORDERS are also given immediately or within reasonable > > time. CONGRATULATIONS SHAILESH... you make us feel proud of your > > achievements, more so because they have been reached with all the > > limitations that the system could possibly have. May your diligence > > and "being accountable" attitude inspire our senior ICs to follow in > > your footsteps, so that our country reaps the benefits envisaged in > > the RTI Act. > > > > ANAND CASTELINO > > BHASKAR PRABHU > > MAHITI ADHIKAR MANCH > > > > --- End forwarded message --- > > > Maja Daruwala > Director > Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative > B-117, First Floor, Sarvodaya Enclave > New Delhi, INDIA, 110017 > Tel No 91 11 26864678:26850523 (O) > Tel No 91 11 26868961 (H) > Fax No 91 11 26864688 (O) > email: direc...@... > email: maja.daruw...@... > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
