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| Kathua, November 8 In continuation with its endeavour to educate masses about the Right to Information Act, the Sangarsh RTI Movement in Collaboration with administration of Sub Division Billawar and supported by Friedrich Nauman STIFTING organized one day RTI workshop here at Government Degree College. In the program, besides officers of Tehsil headquarter various members from the civil society including teachers remained present. The program was inaugurated by Dr. Vikas Gupta, KAS, Sub Divisional Magistrate, Billawar along with Tehsildaar Narinder Kumar and Banwari Lal, Principal of the college. The local officer read out the welcome address and appreciated members of the Sangarsh RTI movement and Common Wealth Human Rights Initiative International NGO for enlightening the people of this far flung area regarding their fundamental right i.e Right to Know. SDM, Vikas Gupta directed the officers to regard the provisions and rules of the RTI Act in time bound manner. He further said that RTI helps the administration to set its record straight and serves as a preventive measure to check corruption. While elaborating section 4 of the Jammu and Kashmir Right to Information Act, Balvinder Singh, Convener Sangarsh RTI Movement urged the officers to ensure proper compliance of this provision of the RTI Act which would ultimately help the society and reduce the burden of the Public Authorities and Information Officers. He said if this section is implemented in letter and spirit, it can reduce unnecessary RTI queries and save both time and money of the government. RTI Activist Raman Sharma who is also the founder of the Sangarsh RTI Movement while interacting with the Public Information Officers informed that this act is not against any officer and even they can exercise this right to redress their own grievances like injustice/favouritism in promotion and other service matters. He also stressed on the officer to be prompt to respond RTI queries of the citizens to avoid penalty clause of the Jammu and Kashmir Right to Information Act 2009. Later the principal GDC Billawar thanked the visiting RTI Activists. http://www.jknewspoint.com/newsdet.aspx?q=2322 |
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| Kathua, November 8 In continuation with its endeavour to educate masses about the Right to Information Act, the Sangarsh RTI Movement in Collaboration with administration of Sub Division Billawar and supported by Friedrich Nauman STIFTING organized one day RTI workshop here at Government Degree College. In the program, besides officers of Tehsil headquarter various members from the civil society including teachers remained present. The program was inaugurated by Dr. Vikas Gupta, KAS, Sub Divisional Magistrate, Billawar along with Tehsildaar Narinder Kumar and Banwari Lal, Principal of the college. The local officer read out the welcome address and appreciated members of the Sangarsh RTI movement and Common Wealth Human Rights Initiative International NGO for enlightening the people of this far flung area regarding their fundamental right i.e Right to Know. SDM, Vikas Gupta directed the officers to regard the provisions and rules of the RTI Act in time bound manner. He further said that RTI helps the administration to set its record straight and serves as a preventive measure to check corruption. While elaborating section 4 of the Jammu and Kashmir Right to Information Act, Balvinder Singh, Convener Sangarsh RTI Movement urged the officers to ensure proper compliance of this provision of the RTI Act which would ultimately help the society and reduce the burden of the Public Authorities and Information Officers. He said if this section is implemented in letter and spirit, it can reduce unnecessary RTI queries and save both time and money of the government. RTI Activist Raman Sharma who is also the founder of the Sangarsh RTI Movement while interacting with the Public Information Officers informed that this act is not against any officer and even they can exercise this right to redress their own grievances like injustice/favouritism in promotion and other service matters. He also stressed on the officer to be prompt to respond RTI queries of the citizens to avoid penalty clause of the Jammu and Kashmir Right to Information Act 2009. Later the principal GDC Billawar thanked the visiting RTI Activists. http://www.jknewspoint.com/newsdet.aspx?q=2322 |
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