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Camp at Dadar station promotes sunshine law WHEN it's time to promote the use of a sunshine law to demand accountability in governance, there can be no larger audience than at a busy railway station. That's why the Public Concern for Governance Trust (PCGT), an NGO supported by the Ratan Tata Trust, organised a one day Right to Information (RTI) camp at Dadar station on Friday. Spearheaded by project manager Shabnam Siddiqui, the camp is the second phase of the RTI camp. The first phase included seminars and workshops to spread general awareness. "People need assistance on how to actually use the right to information. They may not file a RTI application, but they will be more aware and will take the initiative to do something the next time." The volunteers filled out 'issue concern forms', where people detailed the issues in their locality. "We will analyse these forms and identify one major problem. Since we have their contact numbers, we will keep calling them till they file a RTI application to the concerned authority, asking for information. We are here to guide them," said Siddiqui. Nandini Sardesai, a member of the Board of trustees at PCGT, believes this is an effective strategy. "People want to do something, but do not know how to go about it. We have targeted common citizens but it is important to focus on college students as well," she said. Most issues stated in the 40-odd forms pertained to load shedding, water shortage and poor pre-monsoon preparations. "Only five per cent people actually know about RTI. So, we have given them an information booklet explaining the salient features of the Act. Now, it is up to the people to act," says Nivas S Nanaware, project coordinator. Vidyadhar Sawant, who happened to stop by at the camp out of curiosity, agreed: "Constructive change can take place only when people do something." Others were somewhat skeptical, though. "Through RTI, we'll just get information. We cannot get the government to work," said Ashutosh Yawale, a 22-year-old student. URL : http://in.news.yahoo.com/070420/48/6etj8.html |
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