Sir, suddenly one day I found a blog post of Nilekenni circulating saying about his first day in Parliament. Then i read a news item which again talked about Nilekenni going to brief a selct committee of parliamentalrians about UID project and how electricity system malfunctioned. Then he conducting the briefing. What i found rather disturbing is the interest of a foreigner Bill Gates in this project and his interest in joining this project.
--- In [email protected], sarbajit roy <mail.sarbajit...@...> wrote: > > To: > India-gii, > RTI_India, > > Dear list members, > > I am reluctantly constrained to inform you that once again Indian > citizens are being taken for a ride by "crooks" within the the PMO > (Prime Minister's Office) {previously > http://cic.gov.in/CIC-Orders/WB-16012009-01.pdf } concerning the > "Unique Identity Database Authority of India" (UIDAI). Several emails > / telephones to the office of Chairman of the UIDAI are going > unanswered, and there is an information blackout concerning this > Authority which in my limited experience is a surefire giveaway to an > underlying "SCAM". > > My correspondence trail is below. > > For India-gii members, does anyone have AUTHENTIC information (as in a > Govt documents) of what these UIDAI guys are upto? > > Sarbajit Roy > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: sarbajit roy <mail.sarbajit...@...> > Date: Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 4:52 PM > Subject: Re: REMINDER-2: Right to Information request > To: nandan.nilek...@... > > > To: > Chairman > The Unique Identity Database Authority of India > > URGENT - BY EMAIL > > 13-August-2009 > > Dear Sir, > > I am caused to once again remind you that I have not had the courtesy > of a reply/ contact to my previous emails to you. I am so caused by > many newspaper articles published today concerning UIDAI. A sample > being:- > > http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/13/stories/2009081361501100.htm > > I am shocked to learn from this reliable newspaper that the so-called > Authority is actually only sort kind of "Council" to generate unique random > numbers for residents of India (which is surely a trivial exercise which > even a schoolboy can carry out). I am also, from this report, given to > understand that there are 11members of this Council which you Chair. > > In the circumstances, I believe I (as a affected citizen of India) > have every right to be informed in RTI process immediately concerning > the establishment of your Authority (or Council) on a proactive basis. > It is shocking that your Authority (or Council) does not care to > comply with the law of the land when called upon to do so. > > My reasons for declaring that I am a person affected by your Council's > surreptitiously drafted proposals flows from sub-sections 4(1)(b)(vii) > and (viii) of RTI Act,2005 which reads as follows: > > "4(1) Every public authority shall > : > (b) publish within one hundred and twenty days from the enactment of > this Act, > : > (vii) the particulars of any arrangement that exists for > consultation with, or representation by, the members of the public in > relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof; > : > (viii) a statement of the boards, councils, committees and other > bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or > for the purpose of its advice, and as to whether meetings of those > boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public, > or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public;" > > which requires all citizens (or residents) of India to be informed of > the existence of your authority / council, and also to participate in > the formulation / implementation of policy. > > Furthermore: > section 4(1)(c) of the RTI Act 2005 requires every public authority to > publish "publish all relevant facts while formulating important > policies or announcing the decisions which affect public;" > > In the circumstances I (being an Indian citizen) am aggrieved that > such policies are being announced in the media without any > participation from citizens through lawful process of RTI or > otherwise. > > As I now apprehend with cause that there are many other Indian > citizens who are similarly affected as I am, I am circulating this > email to a few persons / groups for information. > > yours faithfully > > > Sarbajit Roy > B-59 Defence Colony > New Delhi 110024 > Tel : 09311448069 > > On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 10:44 AM, sarbajit > roy<mail.sarbajit...@...> wrote: > > To: > > Chairman > > The Unique Identity Database Authority of India > > > > URGENT > > > > 12-August-2009 > > > > Sir > > > > I refer to my information request of 10-August-2009 appended below. I > > regret to have to inform you that I have not received any reply from > > your Authority or yourself on this. > > > > I am also being repeatedly referred by your office to contact > > telephonically your Mr R.S.Sharma who is, however, never available to > > interact with citizens of India on phone, or cares to return their > > calls. > > > > Hoping you shall at least acknowledge this communication and do the > > needful, considering that I am making a lawful request for only such > > information which is to be mandatorily disclosed by you proactively to > > the public immediately, free of cost and without any need for a formal > > application.. > > > > yours faithfully > > > > Sarbajit Roy > > B-59 Defence Colony > > New Delhi 110024 > > Tel : 09311448069 > > > > On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 12:09 PM, sarbajit > > roy<mail.sarbajit...@...> wrote: > >> To: > >> Chairman > >> The Unique Identity Database Authority of India > >> > >> 10-August-2009 > >> > >> Sir, > >> > >> I am constrained to send you this email seeking to be given in section > >> 4 RTI disclosure process the 17 RTI manuals of your Authority. I have > >> spoken to your office at 2309-6622 and was kindly given this email ID > >> for correspondence. It is also pertinent that your Authority appears > >> not to have notified a Public Information Officer or prepared a > >> website. > >> > >> I am particularly interested in knowing the details of the OM/ > >> Resolution of Government whereby your Authority was constituted, the > >> objects and ToR for your Authority and how it fits into the scheme of > >> the Registrar General of India's mandate for a National Identity > >> Database and to issue Multipurpose National ID cards etc. > >> > >> As this information is urgently required, you may kindly inform me > >> directly or forward this to the concerned CPIO to provide to me this > >> proactive section 4 (RTI Act 2005) compliance information immediately, > >> without application and free of cost. > >> > >> Thanking you > >> > >> Sarbajit Roy > >> B-59 Defence Colony > >> New Delhi 110024 > >> > >> Tel : 09311448069 > >> > > >
